Donate Your Child's Gently Use Seat

We provide car seats for our youngest passengers on their way to a new safe place. Our specially trained staff ensures each seat used is safe to use then properly secures for the child.

In the last 12 months, we've transported 1,150 children!
Most needed a child seat or booster during their ride.

Put your child’s car seat that they’ve outgrown back to work! Support our services by gifting your gently used car seat, or surprise us with a new one!

Donate A New Seat

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Donate Your Gently Used Seat

Many of our clients travel with young children fleeing without a car seat. Give your gently used child's car seat a second opportunity for safe travel! We accept donated used car seats under the following conditions:

• You are the original owner of the seat.
• The seat was NOT installed in a vehicle during a car crash.
  Exception: Minor crashes are those that meet ALL of the following criteria:
  
  • The vehicle was able to be driven away from the crash site;
  • The vehicle door nearest the safety seat was undamaged;
  • There were no significant injuries to any of the vehicle occupants;
  • The air bags (if present) did not deploy; AND
  • There was no visible damage to the safety seat.
• All straps, tethers, coverings, buckles, handles, stickers and accessories are intact and original to the seat.
• The car seat is in exceptional condition with no known damage.
• The seat is not older than 7 years from the manufacture/purchase date.

Convertable child seats and forward-facing only seats are in high demand!

How To Give Your Used Seat

In Dallas-Fort Worth, bring your child's gently used car seat to any Park Place dealership listed. Locate a designated area and sign inside the showroom lobby. Take a donation slip available at the dealership for your tax reporting purposes. Receive a free test drive in a new vehicle as our Thank You for taking the time to give your seat.

In the greater Houston metro area, contact our office to make arrangements: 346-386-6767. Dealership drop-off is coming soon.

Car Seat FAQ’s

Do you inspect donated seats?

Yes, we inspect every donated seat.

We start by inspecting the seat’s belts, buckles, straps and structure for signs of damage or weakness. Seats with visible damage are discarded.

Next, we examine the seat’s expiration date. Manufacturer’s assign a date that the seat is not to be used after. This date is usually stamped on the back of the seat in plastic or on the model sticker. Seats received past their expiration date are discarded.

Finally, we review the Highway Safety Research Center Child Restraint Recall List to confirm the seat does not have a safety related recall. Seats with a recall that impacts safety are discarded.

After passing visible inspection, expiration, and the recall list, the seat is cleaned, tagged, and lined up for use.

What happens to a seat after a client travels with it?

Donated seats may be kept by the client after long-distance travel if they choose to keep it. We recommend our clients who keep their seats to visit a fire station or local hospital to learn about installing and using the seat correctly as their child grows.

Who installs the seats before travel?

Our staff is specially trained to the same standards as certified car seat technicians to install child restraint seats before travel. Volunteer drivers are reminded to ensure shoulder straps are in the correct position (above or below the shoulder) and check that the straps are snug. Parents are asked to buckle their child.

Do you accept car seat accessories?

Yes! We accept all types of donations related to travel. We cannot accept clothing, furnishings, or other non-travel related items. Call our office if you have ideas or questions about what to give: 833-903-7233

If my donated seat is accepted then discarded, does that disqualify my tax receipt?

No. The value of your donated seat is still tax deductible. You should receive a tax deductible donation receipt at the time of dropping off your seat. Let us know if your donation receipt is missing by emailing FamiliestoFreedom@gmail.com to request that.