Moving Resources

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Donating Your Stuff

Before you throw away that shirt, three-ring binder or bottle of shampoo, take a look at the following resources for donations. Most are within walking distance of the Yale campus, and the Salvation Army will pick up large pieces of furniture with advance notice.

Books

New Haven Reads Book Bank - 45 Bristol St (corner of Ashmun and Bristol, across from the new Yale Police Station), 752-1923. Open Monday to Friday 1 to 6pm, Sat 12 to 4pm.

Clothing

Life Haven, Inc. Homeless Shelter for Families - 447 Ferry St (go up State St, see Hess Gas Station, right on Ferry St at corner of Pine St in Fairhaven), 776-6208. Open Tuesday 2 to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 8am to 12pm.

Loaves & Fishes - St Paul & St James Church (corner of Chapel and Olive streets), 562-2143. Open Saturday, 9:15 to 10:30am.

Food

Community Soup Kitchen, 84 Broadway (directly across the parking lot from the Yale Bookstore), 624-4594. Open 8:30am to 1:30pm - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Loaves & Fishes (see details under Clothing)

Ronald McDonald House, 501 George St, 777-5683, www.rmh-ct.org. Accepts certain foods and household items. See the wish list on their website.

Furniture

Salvation Army, 274 Crown St (near York St – drop off location is in the back on Crown St), 776-2448. To arrange for pick-up of large items, you need to allow one to two weeks and call the following number to make an appointment: 865-0511 ext. 318

Freecycle - an elist where folks offer stuff for free in order to keep it out of the landfills. To join, send a blank email to freecyclenewhaven-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Charity Navigator: Your Guide to Intelligent Giving www.charitynavigator.org Compare charitible organizations and even find a place to donate your car.

Old Prescription Eyeglasses

Mail them to: New Eyes for the Needy 549 Millburn Avenue Short Hills NJ 07078 Details at here.

School Supplies

(3-ring binders, legal pads, notebooks, highlighters, pens, etc.)

Life Haven, Inc. Homeless Shelter for Families, 447 Ferry St (go up State St, see Hess Gas Station, right on Ferry St), 776-6208, Hours: Tues 2pm to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 8am to 12 pm.

Spare Change

That penny jar can be turned into big bucks at any Coin Star machine at your local supermarket (there is one in Shaw’s on Whalley Avenue). The machine will credit your donation to a charity of your choice or give you a voucher redeemable for cash at the store. It charges 8.9% (for every $1 of change you put in, it will take 8.9 cents).

Toiletries

(unused, unopened bottles of shampoo, lotions, liquid soap, etc.)

Community Soup Kitchen (see details under Food)

Life Haven, Inc. Homeless Shelter for Families (see details under School Supplies) Ronald McDonald House (see details under Food)

Movers & Moving How To

For local moves, students and scholars at Yale report that they manage by themselves by collecting boxes from local shops, packing up, renting a van (see the section on Car Rentals for details), and enlisting a few friends to help load and unload. This do-it-yourself method will always be the most economical. If you do find that you need a professional mover, you will need to shop around carefully to make sure that you find a reputable, insured company. Go online for ratings and comparisons on moving companies. You can also begin searching in the Yellow pages under Movers.

Renting Your Apartment or Room

In addition to posting on campus notice boards and listing with the YaleInternational e-group, you may also wish to list with the Off-Campus Listing Service. This is a very useful resource for anyone at Yale seeking to fill a sublet or empty room. For a one-time $30 fee, students, postdocs and other Yale affiliates can list their sublets, roommate wanted or other housing available with the Yale Off-Campus Listing Service. The listing is put into a database available over the internet worldwide and at Yale. Contact Off-Campus Housing for more information at 155 Whitney Avenue, Room 300, 432-9756 or send an email to joan.carroll@yale.edu.

Storage Facilities

Here are some convenient mini-storage facilities in the area that you may want to consider should you need to store your belongings. For more options, you should look in the telephone book yellow pages under Storage - Self-Serve.

Ace Self Storage of New Haven, 315 Peck St, 782- 2231.

Amodion Self-Storit, 2755 State St, Hamden, 288- 5621

Mini Max Space, LLC 445 Front Ave, West Haven, 931-9999. In addition to storage offers shipping services. Authorized FedEx and UPS agent.

Selling your Stuff

Here are some resources for having a moving sale:

Email/Internet - One of the best ways to advertise your belongings for sale, from household goods to cars, is through the YaleInternational listserv. Send your email advertising your sale to YaleInternational@ yahoogroups.com. You must first subscribe by sending an email to YaleInternational-subscribe@ yahoogroups.com

Craigslist at newhaven.craigslist.org is an excellent on-line community bulletin board.

Tag Sale - A tag sale is normally held outdoors in front of your home on a weekend day. You can advertise by putting up flyers around campus and around your neighborhood, and you may also want to send an email to the YaleInternational listserv as described above. It helps to put price tags on the bigger items. You could put smaller items in a box and offer one price for each piece. For example: “Everyhing in this box $.50 each” or “3 for $1.00”

Newspaper Classifieds - You can advertise your tag sale or particular items you would like to sell, including your car, through the Yale Bulletin opa@yale.edu, the New Haven Register, or the Bargain News.