ReCARES is a small volunteer-run environmental and community service non-profit organization. We aim to increase access to medical equipment and supplies while reducing unnecessary environmental waste.

We collect donations of clean, gently used medical equipment and supplies, then redistribute them for free to seniors, people with disabilities, and other individuals in need.

Support our mission:

ReCARES serves over 5,000 people a year and distributes more than 10,000 items ranging from wheelchairs to adult incontinence supplies and personal care items throughout the Bay Area. By doing so, we have kept tons of medical waste from going to landfills.

Locations

Open Hours: 
Fridays, 12 PM-4 PM
Address:
2619 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612.

In the underground parking lot behind the 1st Presbyterian Church. Entrance via 27th St. GoogleMap link
Voicemail
510-251-2273

Open Hours: 
Thursdays, 10 AM-3 PM.
Address
63 Dorland Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Voicemail
415-487-5405

Open Hours: 
Wednesdays, 11 AM-2 PM
Address
3100 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael, CA 94901
Voicemail
415-388-8198

To learn more, please visit their website www.marinmer.org

Before calling any of our locations, please read our website carefully to learn more about how to donate/receive equipment and supplies. All our phone numbers are voicemail only. If this is an emergency, call 911.


What would you like to do?

Equipment and Supplies

Equipment and Supplies

Come help us help!

Learn more…

  • New Year, New Opportunity
    Help us increase access to medical equipment and supplies while reducing unnecessary environmental waste. How? Come volunteer at ReCARES in Oakland!Low-income families are frequently faced with tough choices, having to prioritize expenses between essentials like food, rent, prescription medications, and incontinence supplies for their elderly family members. The sudden financial …

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  • Oakland Site Closure 12/29
    ReCARES Oakland will not open on 12/29. We will be open 12/22 and again on 1/5. Thank you for understanding.
  • Oakland Site Closure 9/22
    ReCARES Oakland will not open on 9/22. We will open again the following Friday on 9/29. Thank you for understanding.

What does the community say about us?


Oakland
Anne Willson
Anne Willson
20:29 09 Sep 22
This place is so great! They have so many care items from wheelchairs to bandages. The staff is so... helpful and only ask for a donation. Also a great place to donate care items.read more
La hija de nadien “La Hija De Nadine”
La hija de nadien “La Hija De Nadine”
22:25 31 Aug 22
I love this place you can get free medical supplies and medical equipment like wheelchairs walkers... canes anything that has to do with medical needsread more
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San Francisco
Melinda Perez
Melinda Perez
03:58 12 Aug 22
I want to Thank the Main Guy there, He was such a Sweetheart and so Very helpful, Just thought I'd... share this, Very much Appreciated for the Walker he gave me!! His helpers were Very Sweet too, except for one lady who went way out of her way to be Rude!!!!!read more
Cindy Navarro
Cindy Navarro
02:50 19 Jan 22
Great group that helps the community immensely by sanitizing used medical equipment and... redistributing to people in need. Keeps it out of the landfill and supports the community’s needs.read more
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Marin
therealgeorgieporgie
therealgeorgieporgie
01:59 23 Jul 22
So helpful and kind
SATOMI HOSHI
SATOMI HOSHI
22:07 13 Jul 22
They are very kind. The place is kinda hidden, it's located behind a building that shows 3100, and... you can see shatters of the bulding when you go behind it, and the place is the opposite side.read more
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