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A page for professionals to access or share home items

"Too good to Throw Away" 13 August 2026 - community reuse and recycling event

Thursday 13 August 10am to 1pm, at Zoar Church, Gornal Wood, DY3 2PG

We are holding our next 'Too Good to Throw Away' event at Zoar Methodist Church.

People can donate unwanted household items that are in good working order, including:

  • food
  • clothes
  • curtains
  • bedding
  • cushions
  • kitchenware
  • unused toiletries
  • small electrical items
  • children's winter coats

These items will then be shared between charitable organisations in the borough, including Provision House, which repurposes them for community use.

Please note: Residents are politely reminded that the scheme is not requesting furniture, soft furniture or white goods.

About Starting Over

Are you working with a person or family who is having difficulty accessing basic home items and furniture?

Such as:

  • Bed
  • Sofa
  • Wardrobe
  • Electrical items
  • Curtains, bedding, towels
  • Food and toiletry packages
  • White goods (fridge, cooker)
  • Pots, pans, cutlery and crockery

This page is aimed at professionals to help them source household items for people most in need.

If the person you are working with is able to access some items from family, social media sites or charities first this can help to ease some of the pressure on services.

How to access household items if you need to refer a person for support

Provision House - Home starter package

Providing a range of household goods and soft furnishings, to those less fortunate, is one of the founding services that Provision House has offered our clients since 2004

Referrals must come from council or voluntary sector organisations and the organisation has to pay a delivery free of £50 and dependent on what the ask is there may be a two week waiting period.

Watch this fabulous video that tells you more:

Professionals accessing a food and toiletry package from Black Country Food Bank

Black Country Food Bank will put together a small package of food and toiletries for people who meet the need. Professionals can call the foodbank and ask for this service. You must give the foodbank a couple of hours to put items together prior to collecting.

Baby Banks

LEAP appliance scheme

The LEAP Appliance Scheme is currently subject to availability in England, Wales and Scotland.

LEAP Appliances is an initiative to support fuel poor and vulnerable households through the replacement of old, inefficient fridges, freezers, fridge-freezers, and electric cookers with modern, efficient alternatives. They are unable to replace gas cookers.

Access to the appliance scheme is only available after a LEAP Energy Advice Service appointment, during which eligibility and suitability for appliance replacements will be established.

Please note: LEAP appliances is a replacement scheme. Applicants must have an appliance to replace. We may need to move current appliances to make the appropriate checks. Energy advisors are not allowed to move the appliances for you. Energy labels have now changed.

Professional funding to help people in hardship

To find out more about funding opportunities for people in hardship, view our dedicated page:

Dudley Refugee and Migrant Hub

The Dudley Refugee and Migrant Hub is a brand new service in Dudley. It is delivered by The Refugee & Migrant Centre (RMC) and Brushstrokes Community Project. Both organisations have vast experience and expertise in providing advice and support to newly arrived communities.

Help with budgeting

Adult Community Learning

Together, we can help more residents build skills, confidence and pathways into employment, further learning and improved wellbeing.

Housing

Find all you need to know about housing within Dudley borough:

Further help with budgeting

To get further support with budgeting, visit our Cost of Living help with budgeting page.

Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF)

From 1 April 2026, the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) will be launched in England. This is a new Government-funded programme designed to help people deal with a financial shock and prevent repeat crisis. The new fund also includes changes to Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP).

Services on social media

Help can be found on social media sites such as:

There are many others services such as these out there.

If payment is required, please only pay once the item is received.

Local charity shops

Do you want to donate your “too good to throw away furniture”?

Visit our Reduce and Reuse page to find out more