What's a win-win-win-win scenario?

Donating and shopping at Habitat ReStore!

Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa Restore is a social enterprise retailer that accepts and resells donations of new and used furniture, appliances, décor, and home improvement building materials. All profits from our operations fund Habitat Greater Ottawa in helping more families access safe and decent housing.

donors
win

When you donate to Habitat ReStore, you get to part ways with items you no longer need or want, and:

  • divert perfectly good items from a landfill
  • benefit from free pick-up for certain items (e.g. kitchen cupboards)
  • support a local business with a great cause without spending any money, since all ReStore profits go to Habitat Greater Ottawa
  • help a family in your community secure a safe and decent place to live

shoppers
win

When you shop at Habitat ReStore, you get unique, high quality new and used items for your home, and:

  • shop a variety of items always at discounted prices
  • pay no HST on all purchases
  • support a local business with a great cause while shopping for something you need, since all ReStore profits go to Habitat Greater Ottawa
  • help a family in your community secure a safe and decent place to live

the earth
wins

Thanks to our generous donors and incredible volunteers, Habitat ReStore has diverted over 1 million pounds of household goods from landfills across Canada, which includes 241 thousand pounds at our Ottawa ReStores in 2021.

families
win

All profits from your local ReStore go to directly to Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa, making the charity more financially stable, and funding more home builds for local families in need of safe, decent and affordable housing.

It’s your

turn to win.

The Habitat Greater Ottawa ReStore experience is a win for shoppers, a win for donors, a win for the earth, and a win for the families we work with across Ottawa. Find out how you can start winning: