Young Women's Action Team responds to economic crisisA quick shout-out to an amazing group of young women from my neighborhood.
The Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team opened up a thrift store for teens this week. What's so amazing about that? All the items in the store are FREE.
Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 to 6 p.m. The store will be open from July 6th to August 11th.
Store Location: 7067 N. Glenwood, Chicago
All items are FREE. Each person can take up to four items of clothing and three accessories.
This store is specifically for children and teens. We particularly welcome teen moms and dads to come to Thrifty teens to SHOP!
We have also been able to secure a donation of backbacks so feel free to pick up your back to school items from the Free Store.
Hopefully they will be able to find a way to keep the store open past August 11 -- at least until back to school shopping is over. And here's to them inspiring others to do the same around the country.
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A business in Galesburg, IL called NAEIR gives things away to not-for-profit organizations. You have to pay for shipping or you can pick-up yourself. Businesses and manufacturers donate overruns, out-of-season merchandise, etc. for a tax write-off.
They also offer a grab-back room you can walk through and load up a skid with as much as it will hold for $40. This might be a good resource for this Rogers Park group if they want to keep going.