OUR MISSION

Pyrmont Cares Inc. (PCI) is a registered charity with deductible gift recipient status, that aims to help relieve poverty across greater Sydney by providing household goods, furniture and whitegoods to those in greatest need. We focus on the sustainability and environmental impact of our activities.

For more information about us and our current reports, click or tap here. 

HOW WE HELP

We work with more than 40 social work agencies in the City of Sydney. Since 2012, we have provided thousands of pieces of furniture, whitegoods and other household items to over 500 people, significantly reducing the amount of unwanted material going to landfill. Our clients are often setting up home after a major disruption in their lives, a period of homelessness, arriving in Australia as a refugee, leaving a home as a result of domestic violence or rehab or from a period in detention.

Pyrmont Cares has a dual focus on contributing to a sustainable environment. At the highest level deploying used furniture and other items to the homes of those in need reduces the amount of unwanted material going to landfill. Additionally, through a number of partnerships, we swap items that we cannot use for items that we can and before assigning anything to landfill we offer to other charities and recycle through established programs.

Check here for where we collect and deliver

WHY OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE SO IMPORTANT 

Our volunteers are essential to the work of Pyrmont Cares. By volunteering with us, you'll contribute to a vital community need and to a more sustainable environment as we reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. You'll meet a wide range of people already involved and learn that volunteering is interesting, exciting and rewarding. Join us and help to create a friendlier, stronger and more caring community.

OUR SPONSORS SUPPORTING PYRMONT CARES

To maintain our operation we rely on the generous support of financial donors.
Our major sponsors have supported us over a number of years and we are grateful to the local businesses who ensure our financial sustainability:
The Star, Raine and Horne, Christmas in Pyrmont, Blue Eye Dragon, Pride Electrical and Main On Construction & Maintenance.

BECOME A MEMBER - IT'S FREE TO JOIN, JUST CLICK OR TAP ON THE BUTTON ABOVE TO APPLY.

How does it work?

Pyrmont Cares collects quality recycled furniture and whitegoods from suburbs in the City of Sydney council area as well as some suburbs in the Inner West.

THE FULL LIST OF SUBURBS (AND ALSO OUR SUMMER SHUT DOWN DATES) CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING OR TAPPING HERE.

You can also look at our collection area map. 

What do we collect?

PCI collects furniture and whitegoods for redistribution to our clients.

Currently we particularly need:

chests of drawers; TV stands; small dining tables (2-4 seat)

We don’t collect: washing machines, mattresses, beds, clothing, soft furnishings, wardrobes, office furniture or sofas longer than 1.8 metres or which convert into a bed.

For mattress collection and recycling or other goods we cannot redistribute, check the City of Sydney collections or call them 02 9265 9333. Consider selecting a bed retailer that recycles!

We have a limited storage facility and therefore only keep a very small stock -collecting and delivering where possible within the same week.

Do you have a Donation?

Please use the button below to tell us what goods you have and where you are. If we can accept your donation and we can find your goods a new home, we'll arrange to collect them on a Tuesday morning. Final acceptance is at the discretion of the truck crew. Goods that are too large, torn, contain glass, are stained or otherwise damaged are likely to be rejected. White goods and televisions must be confirmed to be in good working order as we do not repair these items.

HOW TO APPLY FOR FURNITURE OR WHITE GOODS

All requests for furniture and whitegoods need to be made through authorised agencies in the City of Sydney. 

If you need furniture or whitegoods and you live in the City of Sydney or Inner West areas shown on the map, please speak to your case worker or social worker and ask them to contact us.  

The agencies that Pyrmont Cares works with are listed here.

Please note that only clean, sanitised mattresses and bed bases are provided.  There is a charge for these, at cost. We invoice the Agency making the request, and must receive payment before the delivery can proceed.  The current cost is specified on the request form. 

Please use the Request Furniture Online button below to request furniture. The form can be completed on a PC, smartphone or tablet.

If you have any questions, please email us by using our contact page.

NOTE THAT WE HAVE A SUMMER SHUTDOWN

• Our summer shutdown starts on a Thursday about a week before Christmas

• the final day of shutdown is the first monday on or after the 26th of January

• We stop accepting requests in the lead up to the shutdown

• We start accepting requests about a week before we reopen

• See exact shutdown dates here

AGENCIES ONLY: If you have problems requesting furniture online please use our contact page to describe the problem.