FreeStore - Helping Families Start Over

Text Box: Bringing dignity to Families In 2007 the FreeStore served 234 families, which included 325 children! Founded in 2001, the FreeStore provides household items and furniture free of charge to women when they leave Children and Families of Iowa Family Violence Center, a shelter for domestic abuse victims. We also provide these same items to needy families from other social agencies for a nominal fee.

The FreeStore always needs

Dressers Microwaves

Dishes Small kitchen tables

Silverware Twin /Bunk Beds

Pots and Pans Living room furniture

To donate household items,

Call 515-225-2020 ext 4

Text Box: Thanks for Filling the Mayflower The May 2-5 “Fill the Mayflower” event at Valley West Mall sponsored by Select Van and Storage, a Mayflower Transit company, was an awesome success. Over 15,000 lbs of household items were collected for the FreeStore. Thank you! Thank you! to all who supported this great event. Pictures

The FreeStore is a 501c3 charity organization in Des Moines, IA, which is run entirely with volunteers. Volunteers are always needed to pick-up furniture, organize items in the warehouse, greet clients, help clients move furniture to their new apartments, and raise funds.

To volunteer

Call 515-225-2020 ext 4

To donate money, send a check to

The FreeStore
1020 24th St.
West Des Moines, IA 50266

To donate online