St Pat's Community Store, for the community by the community

Here to help you in your time of need

Donating furniture to St Pat's Fremantle

From clothing to cleaning products, furniture to homewares, people can shop for the items they need in a safe, warm environment without feeling segregated or judged.

Staffed by volunteers, the Community Store provides a way for people who might find traditional welfare pathways confronting to connect with available resources and supports.

We provide low-cost clothing, furniture, homewares, cookware, kids clothes and toys and more to people who are on low-incomes, so you can have the same shopping experience and choice as people not currently needing support.

Open to everyone in the community, you can come and grab a bargain, stop and chat with our volunteers or donate your good quality items to us.

Get Involved

Volunteer Opportunities

We are always looking for shop front or behind the scenes workers to assist our team.

Partnerships

Talk to us about partnering opportunities, access to quality furniture (ex-display stock, discontinued lines, floor damaged stock).

Donate

Donate to our Furnishing Futures Fund.

Donate Goods

Donate today and help us transform lives! We’re in need of:

  • Cooking equipment new or as new frypans, saucepans with lids, dinner sets, glassware and cutlery.

  • Kitchen appliances new or as new condition, kettles, microwaves, toasters

  • Laundry items, laundry baskets, clothes pegs, washing powder

  • Cleaning items, new or as new brooms, mops, dusters, unopened cleaning products, garbage bags, dustpan and brush

  • Furniture, as new bed frames, sofas, coffee tables and dining sets.

How to donate goods

  • We accept donations of good quality men’s, women’s and children’s clothes, accessories, footwear, homewares, furniture, cookware and essential kitchenware, blankets and manchester, mattresses and pillows (in good condition and with no stains only) and other items.
  • We do not accept dirty or damaged goods, medical aids (wheelchairs, crutches or other equipment), baby cots, car seats or prams, white goods.

  • New frying pans – small and large
  • New saucepans with lids – small and large
  • Kitchen Appliances in as-new condition – Microwaves, toasters, kettles, rice cookers
  • Kitchen utensils – kitchen spatulas, wooden spoons, ladles, tongs and tin openers
  • Tea towels
  • New antibacterial kitchen spray and washing up liquid
  • Garbage bags – large black bags and small kitchen bags
  • Rolls of cloths, dish scourers and paper towels
  • Laundry – washing powder, clothes pegs, small buckets and laundry baskets

  • Donations can be dropped at:
    39 Adelaide St
    Loading Dock
    Fremantle
    Mondays & Thursdays 9am – 12pm
  • Bulk donations can be arranged by appointment:
    Call 6372 4800
  • Non-perishable food donations and sleeping bags will continue to be accepted at:
    St Pat’s Day Centre
    12 Queen Victoria St
    Fremantle

St Pat’s

Housing Success Project

A new beginning

Moving into housing is a stressful time for everyone. For those that are moving into a home after a period of homelessness, it is even more challenging.

St Pat’s Innovative Social Enterprise, “Housing Success” provides essential furniture and homewares needed to set people up in their home, to ensure they are off to a good start.

Housing SuccessOur Mission

To alleviate the stress and cost of setting up a home, increasing the chances for a successful new start.

What we offer

  • Essential Items
    Furniture, kitchen appliances, crockery, soft furnishings, bedding and other household items.

  • Personalised Packs
    Child settling-in packs, basic pantry items, laundry and cleaning packs, kitchen staples and more.

  • Community Store Voucher
    Once people are set up, they can come back to the store for those final touches. Soft furnishings, home decor and a range of other items that make a house a home. We support people to make the choices that work for them.

  • Training and Employment
    We also assist people that have been out of of the workforce for extended periods by providing training, volunteering activities and social engagement to help people back into employment or training opportunities.

Donate to the project

Donate to our Furnishing Futures Fund and help people turn their new house into a home.

Case Study

Jen’s journey to a new home

Jen and her two children had been homeless for a long time, living in their car and moving between friends, relatives, and temporary accommodations.

When they finally received a house, Jen was overwhelmed by the costs of setting up a new home.Housing Success

St Pat’s support worker connected her with the Housing Success team, who quickly provided essential furniture and household items.

This support lifted a significant emotional and financial burden, allowing Jen to move in with relief and hope. With the essentials taken care of, her support workers could focus on helping her settle in, ensuring Jen and her children were set up for success.