Community Thrift Store

Celebrating 40 years

Community Thrift Store is a nonprofit retail organization and sustainable business that raises funds for over 200 Bay Area charities

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Community Thrift Store Celebrates 40 Years

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Community Thrift Store Disbursement and Bay Area Charity Partner Update

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Community Thrift Store Alum Featured in Award-Winning Documentary

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Community Thrift Store Featured on Redfin

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Community Thrift Store, Goodwill, or Salvation Army? Shop and Donate Locally For Bigger Impact

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Our DOs and DON’Ts: Insider Tips for Successful Thrift Shopping

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Tidy Up and Help Your Community

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What is Sustainability?

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empowering the bay area since 1982

Community Thrift Store, founded in 1982, is a nonprofit retail organization supporting over 200 Bay Area charities. We close the loop on consumer waste, give new life to donated merchandise, and provide a unique shopping experience

How It Works

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How Community Thrift Store Works
Donate
Your Stuff
choose a local
charity partner
when your stuff gets purchased, the charity
partner you chose gets paid...and your stuff
is repurposed in a new home!
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Donate your stuff

Donate your stuff

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Choose a local charity partner

Choose a local charity partner

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Choose a local charity partner

When your stuff gets purchased, the charity partner you chose gets paid...and your stuff is repurposed in a new home!

Our Store

Our Store

Shop an eclectic mix of clothing, books, art, and furniture in a range of styles and eras that you won’t find anywhere else!

Donate

Donate

We accept donations on behalf of our charity partners, sell the items in our store, and then disburse the proceeds to Bay area charities.

Charity

charities

When you donate at CTS you can choose from over 200 non-profit organizations to decide who will benefit from the sale of your items.

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