Habitat for Humanity for Rhode Island South County — Local services in Charlestown

I am a home owner on a budget and hence have to be a do it "yourselfer". I have had to buy things, found no were else, at Home Depot and Walmart; however I have saved my family much money by shopping at the RESTORE. Each time I go I find a change and variety of items they offer. It is like Christmas, you never know what things you will find on hand- because the items there are donated. Over the time of one year I have bought things that included, paint, lumber, windows, doors, kitchen appliances, washer & dryers, table saws, plumbing supplies, hardware, VHS movies, phones, housewares, furniture, bed frames, yard tools and yard furniture, tools, lawn mower, snow blower, things for my car, my garden, and my dog. The folks there are very helpful and the prices are very fair indeed. They have light fixtures, and supplies as well. It is a handy man/woman dream.

I hope I get to a point when I can afford to donate to this fine organization. God bless the persons running / volunteering...

We had a terrible experience at the Charlestown location today. We had a number of pieces of furniture that we were donating. We called ahead of taking the 45 minute ride down there and spoke to the Director. We described what we had and he said it all sounded good and to come down. When we arrived we met a guy named Jason who was about the rudest, most belligerent, condescending, person imaginable. Without even a “hello” he pushed his way onto my truck and said he would only take two pieces. No explanation. When I explained that we had called ahead and described each item and were told that all was good, he made a condescending comment that the Director doesn’t know what he’s doing. He then rejected the second truck full of excellent pieces and told us he wouldn’t take them and we could take them to the dump!

We will never donate to this group ever again! Absolutely...

We called Habitat for Humanity to donate literally tons of "furniture": tables dressers, sofas, beds, end tables, hutches, chairs, desks, and more. They sent a driver and an assistant over. They were impersonal and unprofessional. They refused to engage in any dialog. They picked through our furniture as if they were scavenging through trash. They ultimately chose two maple dressers. The majority of furniture they refused sold by the end of the day which is an indicator of their desirability. Worse they took items that were not "furniture" including a WWI British combat helmet valued at $100.00+ and yard tools. I doubt very much that the helmet made it's way back to the H4H store. Certainly not what I anticipated from a charitable organization with Humanity...