hear are some ideas I have found well recieved:

I take old CDs, videos, books and magazines to the local senior apartment community(s), assisted living and nursing homes. I also have called the local board on mental retardation and they take them to the group homes. Residents usually dont have a lot of extra cash or visitors, so they LOVE these items.

Glasses and hearing aides can be dropped at at the Lions Club (in fact many optomotrist and hearing aid places have drop boxes)

Cell phones go right to the wireless store as they coordinate with courts and police to give them to victims. They are programed to call 911 and an emergency contact for emergencies. They charge no fees to the crime victims.

Anything else I can help with?
jane