How to Donate a Booster Car Seat
Booster car seats are for children too old for an infant's car seat, but too small to be adequately protected by a car's seat belt alone. Donate your booster car seat to a charity that helps parents of school-aged children who will benefit from the extra protection. Before you drop off a donation, be sure to contact the charity directly to see if they need it, and to make sure they accept donations of used items.
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Contact a local women's shelter and ask if they need the booster car seat. Many women end up in shelters after leaving domestic violence situations. Due to the nature of these situations, they often have to leave many of their belongings behind. For example, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) asks for donations of baby items to help mothers who are in difficult situations.
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Ask a local children's hospital if they know of any families in need of a booster seat. Parents of children with serious medical conditions are often under severe financial strain. They may appreciate your gift of a booster car seat.
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Contact some elementary schools to see if they are willing to pass the booster car seat along to a family that is suffering from financial hardship. Teachers and administrators are often the first to know when a family has financial problems, so they may be able to put the gift to good use.
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Post a flyer offering to donate the booster seat. Put your telephone number on the flyer and the best time to reach you. A good location might be a public announcements board near the children's section of your local public library. Also, ask the receptionist if the library sponsors any community-outreach programs that could use your donation.
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Donate the car booster seat to an organization such as the Salvation Army. They sell donated items and use the profits to help those in need.
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Contact some local churches. Families in need often ask for support from the church to which they belong, so the church staff may be able to put you in touch with someone who needs a booster car seat.
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Visit the Network for Good website and search for a charity to which you can donate your booster car seat. Network for Good is a nonprofit organization that provides a searchable database of information about other nonprofits. Its goal is to make it easy for you to donate all sorts of items to the charities that need them most. The website is located at www1.networkforgood.org.
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Tips & Warnings
Some charities provide receipts that indicate the amount of your donation. You can use these receipts to get a tax deduction, provided the charity meets certain IRS criteria.
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