Helping Hands Outreach – Equipment Lending Program is a Minnesota donation resource in Stearns County that accepts qualifying medical, mobility, or assistive equipment for reuse. Examples documented for this program include walkers, commodes, wheelchairs, canes, toilet raisers, adaptive equipment, incontinence products, books, and puzzles. Donated equipment should generally be clean, safe, and in usable condition. Equipment and in-kind needs vary; donors should call before delivery because the program accepts selected items rather than unrestricted household goods. This is a specialized donation option rather than a general household-goods outlet, so executors should separate qualifying health and mobility items from the rest of an estate before delivery.

For executors and families clearing a residence, a medical-equipment reuse program can keep useful equipment in circulation while providing an appropriate local destination for items that many ordinary thrift stores will not accept. Save a trip! Call first to confirm hours and that they are accepting what you’re bringing.