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Your unused furniture and appliances could make a difference — Donate to 13 CONNECTS: Make It Home today!

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Have furniture or appliances you’re not using? Don’t toss them — donate them! Channel 13 is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas with our 13 CONNECTS: Make It Home campaign, benefitting local families working toward home ownership.

Items can be dropped off at the ReStore, located at 4580 W. Sahara, now through June 27.

Donations listed on the Acceptable Donations list can be dropped off at Habitat for Humanity's Sahara ReStore location (4580 W. Sahara Ave.) now through June 27. Donation hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Acceptable donations to the ReStore include the following:

Appliances

All appliances must be less than 10 years old and in good working order.

  • Air conditioners
  • Dishwashers
  • Dryers
  • Flat screen TVs
  • Microwaves (under 5 years old)
  • Ovens
  • Range tops / Range hoods
  • Refrigerators
  • Washing machines

Furniture

  • Bedframes (Must be disassembled. If you are donating the headboard & footboard, both need to be included.)
  • Bookshelves
  • Chairs* (living room, office, recliner, etc.)
  • Coffee/end tables
  • Desks (No particle board, no conference tables, no L/U shaped)
  • Dressers
  • Filing cabinets
  • Shelving units
  • Sofas *
  • Tables (dining room, side)

Building materials

  • Brick/block
  • Doors
  • Countertops
  • Insulation- new and in package
  • Trim – no nails
  • Unused lumber- no nails or screws
  • Windows
  • Bay (complete with all sashes)
  • Blinds (only take wood and faux wood)
  • Double pane only
  • No metal frame windows
  • Cabinets
  • Bathroom cabinets
  • Kitchen cabinets
  • Home decor
  • Baskets / Knickknacks
  • Framed art work
  • Hardware
  • Cabinet knobs
  • Door knobs/deadbolts
  • Hinges
  • Lighting
  • Ceiling fans
  • Chandeliers
  • Electrical hardware
  • Floor/table/overhead lights
  • Lamp shades in good condition

Flooring

All flooring must be a minimum of 25 sq. ft.

  • Area rugs (new or gently used)
  • Carpet (new or gently used, minimum room size, no small pieces)
  • Laminate
  • Linoleum
  • Tile
  • Wood

Don’t have items, but still want to contribute? You can make a monetary donation by texting “13CONNECTS” to 50155.

This campaign is a 13 Connects initiative in collaboration with the Scripps Howard Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to this campaign will be used to support the local Las Vegas area and are tax deductible.

13 CONNECTS: Make It Home is sponsored by Findlay Subaru of Las Vegas, Ed Bernstein Injury Lawyers, and America First Credit Union.