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Ask Dad if you can take a few items, and I think it is great that you want your mother's grandaughters to get her jewelry, but are there grandsons too? Grandsons may want a ring to give a future partner.
Other posters have mentioned various programs that may take donations. Remember that many of us have cleared out our closets while stuck at home and thrift and consignment stores may be overflowing and unable to take more clothing.
There are agencies in my area that would appreciate good quality clothes. One deals with lower income people that need "interview clothes". Also womens shelters, people that are fleeing abusive situations often only have the clothes on their back. Also agencies that deal with kids aging out of foster system, but I dont know if grandma clothes would interest, but maybe shoes or accessories. Give the coats to the local coat drives they have every winter. Older people are always cold, a local senior center/ day center, might appreciate a sweater or too.
If there are some special items, you could take some photos and post them on Facebook to your friends ( not to public). Maybe some of your friends have moms or aunts or sisters that could use them. Then you could actually see them being used, and remember your mom that way.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bankrate.com/retirement/how-to-sell-your-late-parents-possessions/amp/
That might be overkill for what you need.
Is it imperative that thus be done right away, GG? You have so much on your plate right now.
Please have dad secure the jewelry from everyone right now. Just discovered that my MIL's jewelry all disappeared after her death and that her granddaughter (my stepdaughter) has nothing of her Nana's. I gave her the one pair of earrings my MIL gave me.
Find a different consignment shop. Many of them are not so strict.
Selling on Ebay can be a blast. I sold most if my mom's books that way. I carved out a couple of hours each week to attend to the packing and PO runs and made a bit of cash.
Other than the housekeeper (dad has total trust in her and leaves her alone it he house), no one comes to the house. Dad and mom retired at the ocean expecting everyone to come visit when they vacationed. Now he is there alone while all his family is inland, so very few visitors.
The consignment shop I went to is the closest one.
I will take a look at that link.