Donating Cell Phones

[stormcrow]

Does anyone know a nationally recognized charity that accepts cell phone donations? I know Sprint takes cell phones. They have not told me what charities they will be used for, so I have not given them the phones. TIA
jim

[jmccrane]

www.donateaphone.com (or .org?) Anyway, it's run by the industry and takes all donated phones, reprograms them for emergency only (911), then gives them to women's shelters. Plus it's a tax write-off. RadioShack used to support this program until the company got lazy.

[WannabeMOTO]

VZW stores take them too. They fix and donate them to domesticly abused women.

From press release:
The company’s [VZW] exclusive HopeLine program accepts no longer used wireless phones in its 1,300-plus Communications Stores nationwide in any condition and from any wireless carrier. The phones are refurbished or recycled in an environmentally safe fashion. The proceeds fund donations to non-profit domestic violence service programs of wireless phones and airtime for emergency use by victims.

[WirelessToday2]

Usually your local Salvation Army or Police Deaprtment has special events where you can donate them. It is really a nice things to do because it can be used to call 911 eve though it is not activated. I once had given a friend an oldphone just to keep in there car just in case of an emergency.