Real Help for Real People

Essential Assistance Program

Our Essential Assistance Program is here to support individuals and families in Edmonton, Alberta, who are facing financial challenges. We aim to help people avoid further hardship by providing essential food and supplies when they need it most. These families are doing their best—they just need a little extra support during tough times.

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Essential Mattress Program

A good night’s sleep shouldn’t be a luxury. At Giving 2 Charity, our Essential Mattress Program helps individuals and families in Edmonton who are facing financial hardship by providing free mattresses to those who would otherwise go without.

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Get Involved. Give Back. Feel Good.

At Giving 2 Charity, you can make a real impact in two simple—and powerful—ways:

🛍️ Donate Goods
Give your new or gently used items a second life. We’ll turn them into funding for local programs—and you may qualify for a charitable tax receipt for your donation!

🎯 Bid in Our Weekly Auctions
Shop with purpose! Bid on unique items in our exciting weekly auctions. Every winning bid helps fund essential support for families, seniors, and pets in need.

💙 Whether you donate or bid, you’re helping build a stronger, more compassionate community.

Get started today—your generosity goes further than you think.

Turn Clutter Into Kindness And Get a Tax Receipt Too!

That unused wedding gift? Those brand-new clothes still with tags? The tools collecting dust in your garage or the estate items taking up space?

🎁 They could do more than just sit there — they could change lives.

When you donate to Giving 2 Charity, many of your new or gently used items may qualify for a charitable tax receipt — and every donation helps fund vital local programs supporting families, seniors, and pets in need.

✅ Estate goods
✅ Storage locker finds
✅ New household items
✅ Unused gifts & clothing

Free up your space. Lift up your community.
Donate today and discover which items qualify!

Sponsor a friend

SkipTheDepot Bottle Donation

What is SkipTheDepot?

SkipTheDepot is an platform that allows you to get your recycling picked up and processed without having to make a trip to the bottle depot. Residents of Edmonton can use SkipTheDepot to recycle their bottles and cans while still getting their returns, all for free.

Heading to the bottle depot can be messy and eat up a good chunk of your day. SkipTheDepot lets you ditch the dirty work while still getting money back! We handle the pick-up as well as the recycling while you get the return. It is an effortless process!

With SkipTheDepot you can donate to local charities and your community from within the platform. To donate your next return all you need to do is select a donation preference during booking. After that, your next return will be donated to your charity of choice. You can even receive a tax receipt for your donation if the charity provides them. Giving 2 Charity does supply tax receipts.