Thrift Store
55 Seymour Lane
Newport, VT 05855
Serving the Community
The NEKCA Parent Child Center Thrift Store provides job training and work experience to individuals from the community.
Our store also provides the community with an affordable shopping alternative for clothing of all sizes, household goods and furniture.
Donations to the thrift store are sometimes passed on to a needy family or individual free of charge.
Revenue generated at the thrift store pays our operational costs and contributes to the financial support of our programming, including job skills development, education and assistance with securing employment.
Generous donations from the public make these services possible.
DONATE TO THE THRIFT STORE: Please bring your tax deductible donations to 55 Seymour Lane in Newport VT Tuesday- Friday 9-4 pm
We accept donations that are in good, clean, and working order.
When you make a donation to the NEKCA Parent Child Center Thrift Store it is processed by staff and prepared for the sales floor.
Electronics and battery operated:
- Tested
- Repaired or recycled
- Priced for sale
Clothing:
- Laundered if necessary
- Sorted by size/gender/season
- Tagged and priced for sale or repurposed
- Dishes and bedding:
- Washed or laundered priced for sale or repurposed
Repurposed Goods
In an effort to throw away as little as possible, we like to repurpose donated items whenever possible.
Clothing that does not meet our criteria for the sales floor can be repurposed into bags for purchases.
Bedding and clothing that does not sell can be turned into crocheted rugs.
We also provide free items to the community when they have been in the store longer than desired.
We recycle all items that do not sell whenever possible.
SHOP AT THE THRIFT STORE, GET WORK EXPERIENCE AND JOB TRAINING AT THE THRIFT STORE:
Donations are accepted Tuesday-Friday, 9am -4pm at 55 Seymour Lane Newport VT 05855