Hospice Thrift Store - what?!

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Specializes in critical care.

Someone please tell me what a Hospice Thrift Store is because all I can figure is someone robbed granny and hocked her junk at the pawn shop.

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I'm under the impression that it's a thrift store that donates proceeds to hospice patients/hospice care.

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Specializes in MDS/ UR.

DAV have thrift stores.

Goodwill have thrift stores.

The Catholics, Lutherans and Mormons have had thrift stores in places I have lived.

People donate, people shop and the profits benefit the charity.

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A lot of hospices are non profits that developed out of a need for hospice care in many communities. They depended - then and now - on community support in the form of donations. Cash is king of course, but I imagine that for some families they needed that cash and could not give too much. And they would also find themselves with stuff they didn't need or want and so they could donate it to the hospice, and the hospice (at least the one near me) has a large designated area where the goods are shown and sold. There are probably other variations on this. A lot of communities take pride in their hometown hospice and folk donate and shop there to support the good work.

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.
Someone please tell me what a Hospice Thrift Store is because all I can figure is someone robbed granny and hocked her junk at the pawn shop.

Where I live, in SETex.....a Major hospice company, that also provides non profit service to un funded patients, is supported in part by a thrift store, which donates all profits, several other charitable groups also have fund raising events as antique car show etc, that donate profits to same hospice company

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My parents' town has a thrift store where the proceeds go to support the work of the local hospice. I believe that such is probably the case here as well, though "hospice thrift store" is admittedly some pretty terrible phrasing.

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Specializes in critical care.

Oh, man, now I feel bad for not stopping at one! We passed two this week while on vacation. Glad my imagination is warped. Sounds like a fantastic cause! Thank you all for clarifying!

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Specializes in MDS/ UR.

We had a long weekend to Appleton Wisconsin about 2 years ago. It was like second hand/thrift store heaven. There was at least a dozen scattered throughout the town which is small. If you like junking, this could be a small slice of heaven.

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When I read the original post, the first thing that came to my mind was hospice thrift stores being a place where they re-sold people's clothes and belongings after they passed on :down:

I'm glad to hear it's something much nicer than that!!

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Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

Funny that you posted this because I had the first initial impression too .... then realized it was just a "goodwill" that donated to hospice.

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The other public need they fill is as a source of affordable DME in a safe accessible location* for those need equipment not covered by insurance.

*versus say Craig's List

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Specializes in ER.
When I read the original post, the first thing that came to my mind was hospice thrift stores being a place where they re-sold people's clothes and belongings after they passed on :down:

I'm glad to hear it's something much nicer than that!!

I hate to break the news, but all thrift stores carry a high percentage of merchandise that belonged to dead people.

I'm a huge thrift store fan.

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