Free Wheelchairs & Wheelchair Assistance

Wheelchair assistance can cover manual, transport or powered devices, but each program documents different equipment.

Compare your assistance options

Free or donated equipment may become yours, while a loan normally needs to be returned. Reuse programs can offer loans, gifts or reduced-price sales. Funding and insurance resources may help with costs without supplying equipment directly.

What to confirm before you apply

Use the more specific equipment filters when you need a power or manual wheelchair. An unspecified wheelchair entry is kept general rather than assigned an unsupported powered tag.

  • Does the program serve your address?
  • Is the item currently available, or is there a waitlist?
  • What fees, deposits or return terms apply?
  • Do you need an order, referral or proof of residency?
  • Where do you collect it, and is delivery available?

Coverage and funding

Medicare, Medicaid and VA routes have separate requirements. Discuss the equipment with your provider and the responsible plan or program before relying on coverage.

Medicare & Medicaid guidance · Veterans resources · Financial assistance

Common questions

Does a listing guarantee free equipment?

No. Review the benefit type and contact the organization. Inventory, costs and eligibility can change.

What if the exact equipment is not listed?

Ask the program directly or broaden the search. The directory only tags equipment supported by its research; an absent tag does not establish that the program never carries the item.

Can I visit without calling?

Call first to confirm service eligibility, the collection address, hours and stock. Some listed addresses are administrative or mailing locations.

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Related equipment and assistance

Free & Low-Cost Manual Wheelchairs Assistance · Free & Low-Cost Power Wheelchairs Assistance · Free Medical Equipment for Seniors · Medical Equipment for Veterans & VA Assistance · Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Guide · Browse All 50 States + Washington, D.C.

585 programs and resources match your filters. Inventory and eligibility vary.

528 local • 0 statewide/regional • 6 national/multistate • 51 funding/referral resources

Direct equipment programs

GoodwheelChairs / Human Potential Center

Service area: Austin / Central Texas; confirm individual eligibility

Austin / Central Texas; confirm individual eligibility

LOW COSTDONATEDREUSED / REFURBISHED

Discounted donated mobility equipment

Manual Wheelchair; Power Wheelchair; Mobility Scooter

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Goodwill Industries of New Jersey and Philadelphia

Service area: South Jersey and other shoppers able to visit; no residency limit documented

South Jersey and other shoppers able to visit; no residency limit documented

LOW COSTDONATEDREUSED / REFURBISHED

Goodwill Home Medical Equipment — Bellmawr

Manual Wheelchair; Power Wheelchair; Mobility Scooter; Walker / Rollator; Patient Lift; Lift chair; Cane; Other DME

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Goodwill Industries of New Jersey and Philadelphia

Service area: South Jersey and other shoppers able to visit; no residency limit documented

South Jersey and other shoppers able to visit; no residency limit documented

LOW COSTDONATEDREUSED / REFURBISHED

Goodwill Home Medical Equipment — Woodbury Heights

Manual Wheelchair; Power Wheelchair; Mobility Scooter; Walker / Rollator; Patient Lift; Lift chair; Cane; Other DME

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Goshen County Senior Friendship Center

Service area: Anyone in community needing medical items

Anyone in community needing medical items

LOAN

Loan closet

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Shower chair; Bedside commode; Cane; Crutch

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Guilford Interfaith Volunteers

Service area: Guilford priority; Connecticut and beyond accepted

Guilford priority; Connecticut and beyond accepted

DONATEDREUSED / REFURBISHEDLOW COST

Charlie's Closet

Wheelchair; Walker; Hospital Bed; Cane; Commode; Other DME

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Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities

Service area: Quad Cities retail access; exact residency restriction Unknown

Quad Cities retail access; exact residency restriction Unknown

LOW COSTDONATEDREUSED / REFURBISHED

ReStore Health & Home medical equipment resale

Manual Wheelchair; Power Wheelchair; Mobility Scooter; Transport wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed; Patient Lift; Shower chair; Transfer bench; Bedside…

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Hawthorne Lions Club

Service area: Hawthorne residents

Hawthorne residents

LOAN

Medical Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Bedside commode; Shower bench; Other DME

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Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization (HERO)

Service area: Fargo-area retail access; exact residency restriction Unknown

Fargo-area retail access; exact residency restriction Unknown

LOW COSTREUSED / REFURBISHEDFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Refurbished equipment sales / HERO Cares

Manual Wheelchair; Power Wheelchair; Mobility Scooter; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed; Patient Lift; Cane; Crutch; Shower chair; Bath bench; Bedside…

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Hearts & Hands of Kittitas County

Service area: Kittitas County

Kittitas County

FREE

Medical Equipment and Supplies

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Cane; Crutch; Shower chair

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Hearts for Hospice

Service area: Springfield/Eugene area; collection at warehouse

Springfield/Eugene area; collection at warehouse

LOW COSTREUSED / REFURBISHED

Affordable refurbished medical equipment — warehouse

Manual Wheelchair; Power Wheelchair; Hospital Bed; Patient Lift; Walker / Rollator; Shower chair; Bath bench; Bedside commode; Cane; Crutch; Transfer…

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Hope Center of Pratt

Service area: Pratt and surrounding communities; precise boundary Unknown

Pratt and surrounding communities; precise boundary Unknown

LOAN

Community medical equipment loans

Wheelchair

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Independence Rising

Service area: 50 central/western Nebraska counties; equipment at Grand Island/Scottsbluff only

50 central/western Nebraska counties; equipment at Grand Island/Scottsbluff only

LOW COSTLOAN

Equipment rental / loan — Grand Island

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed; Crutch; Shower bench; Toilet riser

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Independent Living Center — Kenai Peninsula / Kodiak

Service area: Homer and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

Homer and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

LOAN

Homer Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker; Shower Bench; Commode; Crutches; Other AT

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Independent Living Center — Kenai Peninsula / Kodiak

Service area: Kodiak and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

Kodiak and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

LOAN

Kodiak Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker; Shower Bench; Commode; Crutches; Other AT

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Independent Living Center — Kenai Peninsula / Kodiak

Service area: Seward and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

Seward and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

LOAN

Seward Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker; Shower Bench; Commode; Crutches; Other AT

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Independent Living Center — Kenai Peninsula / Kodiak

Service area: Soldotna and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

Soldotna and surrounding regional communities; contact office for transport/local limits

LOAN

Soldotna Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker; Shower Bench; Commode; Crutches; Other AT

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Joan Dancy and pALS Foundation

Service area: ALS patients and families in Monmouth and Ocean counties

ALS patients and families in Monmouth and Ocean counties

LOAN

Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program

Wheelchair; Patient Lift; Shower chair; Bedside commode; Other DME

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