The Blessing Board, located at 880 Butler Street in Etna, is a great furniture bank and thrift store.
We visited the Blessing Board a half-dozen times to donate items while cleaning out a relative's home. Donation hours are somewhat limited (at this writing, Mon-Thurs 9-3). The location is the back of the shopping center. We rang the bell, and a volunteer opened the door.
The volunteers who staff The Blessing Board were friendly and helpful. In advance, we checked the website to make sure we were dropping off items they accept.
Although we did not shop here, we did look around. The place looked clean, and the furniture was attractive and appeared to be in good condition. The volunteers treated us kindly. I trusted them with fragile items---although we did pack everything with some care.
For a fee, the Blessing Board also picks up donations from homes. They were booked about 3-4 weeks out, so we were unable to schedule this service. It also took a couple of days for the Blessing Board to respond to the online form---crucial time, since we had to vacate a residence by a deadline. When they did respond, the Blessing Board rejected a large percentage of items we offered to donate. We wanted to help our neighbors, and keep household items out of landfills... I just wish the online donation process had worked a little better. (A different organization had a faster, easier process and a clear fee. It accepted most of our items.)
NOTE: We only visited the Etna location. read more