Free South County is a pilot our neighborhood is building together. It's still in testing, so it grows when neighbors try it, tell us what's rough, and help decide if it belongs here.

Reuse South County
The Free door

Free things from your neighbors.

Someone nearby probably has what you're looking for. Take it — or pass on what you don't need.

A neighbor-run pilot in Morgan Hill, San Martín & Gilroy. Free to use, no account.

Start here — this pilot is for seekers first.

I need something

Looking for something?

Tell us what you need. If a neighbor has it, a real person makes the match — no store, no browsing alone.

Find something free → I have something

Have something to give?

Give what you don't need to a neighbor who does. Add a photo — it takes a minute.

Give something →

A window into the neighborhood

Everything on the board right now

0free to take
0neighbors looking

A real neighbor reviews and approves every match. Nothing here connects you automatically.

Items appear in the language the neighbor wrote them.

Searching only what neighbors have shared here — not the whole internet.

More on the way as neighbors share

Neighborhood resource

Other places to give

Another way to give. Our community already has trusted organizations and groups doing this work, getting good things to neighbors who need them. You can choose this path too.

Only confirmed details, taken from each group's own page.

Clothing
The St. Catherine closet building

St. Catherine's Community Closet

Clean clothing in very good condition, no shoes. New socks and underwear appreciated.

  • When: Tue & Thu, 11am–2pm
  • Where: 17400 Peak Ave, Morgan Hill · small building behind the parish, next to the Reach Out Food Pantry
See their page →
Clothing
The Free Store gate at Gilroy High

The Free Store

Part of South County Community Services

Clothes and shoes, gently worn, freshly laundered, no stains.

  • Where: Gilroy High, 750 W 10th St, Gilroy
See their page →
Food

South County Community Services

Surplus and bulk food.

  • When: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8am–2pm
  • Where: 7950 Church St Ste A, Gilroy
See their page →
Furniture & household

Habitat for Humanity ReStore San Jose

Gently used furniture, appliances, home décor, building materials, and lighting, in good condition. Free pickup available.

See their list before you go. Some items aren't accepted.

  • When: Wed–Sun, 10am–4pm
  • Where: 1608 Las Plumas Ave, San Jose
See their page →
Pet supplies

Santa Clara County Animal Services

They accept things like unopened dog and cat food, treats, newspaper, bath towels, and blankets. Their needs change often and some items fill up, so please check their current list before dropping anything off.

  • Where: 12425 Monterey Rd, San Martin
See their current list →

Are you a local charity with steady needs? Get listed here.

How it works right now

A real neighbor reviews every match.

Because we're a new pilot, AI suggests possible matches and a real neighbor reviews and approves every one. The neighbor is always the final say. Built carefully, on purpose.

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Clearing out a whole home?

Coming next

Moving · Decluttering · Bulk donation

Moving or clearing a garage means a lot of good things at once. We're building a way to give many items together and send whatever neighbors don't claim straight to a local partner, so none of it lands in the trash. Coming as the pilot grows.

Free from the start

A few promises, plainly.

✕ No ads ✕ We never sell your information ✕ No account to create ✕ No tracking you around the web ✕ Not a social platform

This is neighbors helping neighbors, not a place that turns you into a product. Your details stay private and are used only to make a match.

Yana, in Morgan Hill

Hi, I'm Yana — your neighbor.

Morgan Hill is my new home, and I love it here. I've volunteered with local charities like The Free Store in Gilroy and St. Catherine's Community Closet, and I'm still meeting the people who make these towns what they are.

I've been part of Buy Nothing groups and apps like Nextdoor, and I kept seeing the same thing. Giving something away is easy — it's finding what you need that's hard. A neighbor posts looking for something, and it's buried before anyone who has it sees it — or they see it, have the thing, and can't find the post again. Either way, they never connect. I also saw comments in Spanish flagged and hidden, neighbors shut out for asking in their own language. And people like me, who'd rather stay off social media, end up with good things sitting in the garage.

For my family it was a big telescope. It still worked, but no one wanted to message strangers or coordinate a pickup — so it went in the trash. A neighbor would have loved it.

That was the moment. What if there were a simple way to match neighbors close to home — faster, easier, off social media, and safe — so that telescope could find a second life? That's how Free Morgan Hill began. But neighbors don't stop at the town line. Morgan Hill, San Martín, Gilroy — we're all South County, and it's a community I care about deeply. So it grew into Free South County.

Welcome. Here, goods circulate for good.

Yana

Get involved

Want to be part of this?

This is a neighborhood pilot, and it works better with more people. Maybe you want to spread the word, bring your church, school, or group in, or just tell us how to make it better. Either way, we'd love to hear from you.

Email us

Run a local organization or program? A library, school, church, city program, or nonprofit — we're looking for local partners to grow this with: places to point neighbors, spaces to meet, and people who know what this community needs. If that might be you, let's talk.