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Downsizing & Moving

There are many resources to assist you in downsizing, organizing, and recycling what you no longer need. One example: yourstoragefinder.com/moving-tips-for-seniors

CERTIFICATIONS

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SENIOR MOVE MANAGERS

  • Dedicated to helping older adults and their families with the physical and emotional aspects of moving
  • nasmm.org

SENIOR REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS

Seniors Real Estate Specialists® are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers age 55-plus. By earning the SRES® designation, your realtor has demonstrated necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 55-plus through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home. To find a SRES realtor, go to seniorsrealestate.com

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

A HOME THAT WORKS FOR YOU

BB’s CLUTTER SOLUTIONS

BYRON HOMES

  • Assistance with moving & downsizing
  • CRTS certified
  • 510 Center St., Barrington, NJ 08007
  • 856.573.7840
  • byronhome.com

CLEANING FOR A REASON

  • This nonprofit offers free professional housecleaning, and maid services to improve the lives of women undergoing treatment for cancer — any type of cancer.
  • 877.337.3348
  • cleaningforareason.org/

ECOFRESH CLEANING

GOODWILL ESTATE CLEANOUT

MOVING SOLUTIONS

  • Assistance with downsizing, moving, and profitably disposing of things you don’t need.
  • Certificate in Senior Move Management (cSMM)
  • 609.647.2549
  • movingsolutions.com

NATURAL ORDER DESIGN

STAGING THEORY

  • Decorating, organizing, event planning
  • 609.240.1647, 609.273.4191

STARS REFERRAL SERVICES

  • Help with downsizing and moving, deciding what to take, dispersal of the rest, new layout.
  • 609.373.9763

SUZANNE C. NEILSON SENIOR SERVICES

TRANQUIL TRANSITIONS

  • estate, moves, downsizing, full service
  • PO Box 993, Piscataway, NJ 08855
  • 732.672.9231

Walsh Senior Solutions — Downsize, Move Forward

1-800-GOT JUNK

A TRUCK & TWO GUYS

  • Haul away unwanted items including appliances, construction debris, and yard waste.
  • 609.651.7237

Also look in the yellow pages telephone directory under “hauling.”

HOARDING RESOURCES

CLUTTERER ANONYMUS

  • A fellowship of men and women helping each other to recover from their common problem with clutter.
  • clutterersanonymous.org

DIGGING OUT BLOG

BOOKS

PLACES TO DONATE, SELL, AND RECYCLE

PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER

  • Eyeglasses and hearing aids. We also accept durable medical equipment at Spruce Circle for the Goodwill Home Medical Equipment Store.
  • 609.751.9699

AMAZON.COM

  • Sell your books and selected other stuff on Amazon.com
  • amazon.com

AUCTION HOUSES

BEST BUY

  • Store recycles CRT televisions and other electronics

BRYN MAWR BOOK SALE

  • Books, books on tape or CD, audio tapes, and commercial videotapes or DVDs

CAR DONATION — VEHICLE AND BOAT DONATIONS

Donate an unwanted vehicle or boat and get a tax deduction.

CONSIGNMENT SHOPS

Consignment shops take goods they can sell, and pay you a percentage of the selling price when the items sell. Often they will reduce the selling price if the items is unsold for a certain period of time. What one shop will not take, another one will, as they serve different types of customers. Look around the store to see what kind of merchandise they accept and their pricing structure. Consignment prices are considerably less than new merchandise, and are based on market demand. Call or check the shop’s website for their policies and to make an appointment to bring in your goods.

  • Green Street Consignment Store. Clothing. 162 Nassau St., Princeton 609.924.1990 greenestreetstores.com
  • Nearly New . Clothing. 234 Nassau St., Princeton 609.924.5720
  • Princeton Consignment Boutique. Clothing. 1378 US Highway 206, Skillman, NJ 08558 609.924.2288.

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY KITCHEN

  • Clothing Store at the Methodist Church on Nassau St. and Vandeventer
  • Accepts men’s, women’s, children’s clothing; accessories such as shoes, pocketbooks, belts, scarves; bed and bath linens, children’s books; toys, stuffed animals; toiletries; new cosmetics.
  • Donations of shopping bags also appreciated.
  • princetoncornerstone.org/our-goals

CRAIGS LIST

DRESS FOR SUCCESS

Accepts women’s clothing suitable for business, for women entering or reentering the work force.

eBAY

ESTATE SALES

  • Tracy Ashcroft Princeton Estate Sales 609.571.6747
  • John Rigby LCS Estate Liquidations 609.394.4939
  • Shaun Quinn Estate Treasures Auctions 908.246.9852

FREECYCLE.ORG

Looking to give away items too good to throw out but not worth the effort of trying to sell them? Recycle them on Freecycle. Find stuff you can use there, too.

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES

  • Clothing, electronics, household items, toys
  • 800.775.8387
  • goodwillnj.com

GOODWILL HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

  • Rehabilitation equipment and medical supplies
  • 300 Benigno Blvd, Bellmawr, NJ 08031
  • 609.812.2210
  • goodwillhomemedical.org

HEARING AIDS

HOME FRONT (assistance for homeless people)

  • Clothing, household items, furniture
  • 609.989.9417, ext. 127 for pickup of large furniture in Mercer County only
  • homefrontnj.org

MERCER COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

  • County recycling, hazardous waste disposal, MercerMAX materials Exchange
  • mcianj.com

PICK UP PLEASE (Vietman Veterans)

  • Clothing, household goods, small appliances, electronics, toys, etc.
  • The items they collect are offered for resale through dealers, such as the Red White & Blue store on Nottingham Way in Trenton.
  • 800.775.8387

PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE

PRINCETON MUNICIPALITY

STAPLES

  • Printer ink cartridges
  • Take them to your local Staples store and get a $2 Staples rebate by mail.
  • 800.333.3330

WOMANSPACE (assistance to victims of domestic abuse)

REAL ESTATE

The National Association of Realtors has created a credential for SENIOR REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST. These agents have demonstrated that they have the necessary knowledge to counsel clients 50+ through major financial and lifestyle transitions in relocating, refinancing, and selling their home. To find someone in your area, contact the association at:

The Princeton Senior Resource Center does not endorse any of the resources listed on these pages. We collect and provide information from many sources as a service to those seeking services in the Princeton area. No listed provider pays to be in our directory.

Princeton Senior Resource Center
101 Poor Farm Road, Building B
Princeton, NJ 08540

The Nancy S. Klath Center for Lifelong Learning: 609.751.9699
Suzanne Patterson Building: 609.751.9699
Spruce Circle: 609.751.9699

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Suzanne Patterson Building: Call PSRC for hours
Spruce Circle: Call PSRC for hours

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