The Mission does not accept large appliances, damaged furniture, or mattresses. Donations are always needed and can be given at the store during business hours and at the Holy Rosary Church site Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. I got my kids back home with me and I have no reason to look back.” "The New Life program helped me in ways that nobody else could have. "I have a very big soft spot for the Rescue Mission,” Nelson said. She graduated from the Mission’s New Life recovery program in 2017, went to work for Habitat for Humanity and today she is the retail manager for Mission Thrift. With nowhere to turn for help, she finally found the dawn of a new life at the Tacoma Rescue Mission. There was a time in her life when she was addicted and homeless. They make great employees,” Miller said.Įrica Nelson is just one such success story. "They have a passion for the Rescue Mission because the mission saved their lives. Mission Thrift staff includes nine employees, five of them graduates of the Mission’s New Life recovery program. With a gift card, a client graduating from a Mission program and needs dress clothing for job interviews can get a gift card so that it’s no cost to them. Mission Thrift’s gift card system gives Mission clients a hand up when they’re looking for employment. Mission Thrift is spacious and with new items on the racks and shelves every day. "Every purchase helps a child like Bella have a safe and stable space to just be a kid in the midst of crisis,” states another. "Every purchase helps a neighbor like Terry access the housing and job support they need to get into a path to stability,” one poster states. On the store walls are inspirational posters with photos of real people who found hope and a renewed life through the Mission’s programs.
Our goal is to open more stores, so this is our first one.”Īll revenue generated goes straight back to the Tacoma Rescue Mission for all programs being run at all the Mission’s shelters. As soon as we got this building, we started moving stuff over. "We knew we were going to open one, we just didn’t have the space yet. Miller said opening a thrift store had been a longtime goal of the Mission. He and Myron Bernard, the Mission’s community engagement director, work in tandem to make sure the store is running smoothly. His background in the military, business sales and marketing, youth and juvenile justice ministry, and leadership positions all combine for his work with the Mission. What doesn’t go straight to clients at the Mission, and to unhoused people the Mission helps through its Search and Rescue program, goes into storage to keep the thrift store shelves and racks full.ĭarrin Miller is Tacoma Rescue Mission’s social enterprise director whose job is to start businesses that would generate revenue to support the Mission. A rotating seasonal clothing section currently features summer wear and will change throughout the year.Īll the stock is through donations made to the Mission’s donation center currently housed at Holy Rosary Church. Fitting rooms are available to try clothes before you buy, and a regional sports section is ever-growing with fan gear from the Mariners, Seahawks, Rainiers, Sounders and other local teams. Spacious and neatly organized with lots of room to move around and browse, the store stocks a wide range of items: clothing of all kinds for men, women and children a wall of shoes with some new and others gently used jewelry in its own showcase housewares and home décor bedding and comforters furniture a big selection of toys and games DVDS and more. Mission Thrift, located at 2502 6 th Ave., opened to the public on July 9 and will have its official grand opening on July 22. The Tacoma Rescue Mission has opened its first thrift store as a method to bring in funds for the Mission to do its work for the homeless.
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