We have an agency that takes donations of all household goods, including furniture. They have a large warehouse in the neighboring town. It's for anyone that can prove need, not just people transitioning from shelters. I've written letters for a couple of clients. Also, I know quite a few people who volunteer there.
Nuliajuk, we have quite a few household items/tools like the rug cleaning machine, because it's easier for DH to do it himself. Personally, I would pay for people to do anything, but, I am totally useless when it comes to mechanical things/fixing stuff/operating machinery. DH even has a tool to help him do the snow tires on his giant SUV, but in the spring I heard him grumbling it might be time to start taking it to the tire place. None of this stuff is in the way, though, and some will go when we move. We sold our tractor mower for a 1.00 to a neighbor who fixed it up, when we moved to this house. It was broken, we hadn't used it for years, as we had gardeners, and this house has no lawn, thankfully.