The proceeds from these sales help fund critical community missions, including providing emergency housing and hot meals three times a day, a total of over 60,000 meals a year. Albany Helping Hands Thrift Store is run by shelter residents and
volunteers. The Thrift Store is one of our many programs that offer job training. This program encompasses all thrift store-related activities consistent with planning, sales, maintenance, and purchasing for the successful operation of a retail store.
Our residents will increase their skill level in retail sales, meeting the public, and how to respond to a customer with respect and provide them with the help and service they need to have a positive shopping experience.
Donations are greatly appreciated and can be made directly to the Thrift Store. If you live in the Albany area and have any large items that you would like to donate, please contact us
541-791-5139 at least 48 hours in advance to schedule a pickup. Donation pickups from outside the Albany vicinity may also be available. Store purchase deliveries are available for a fee. We do NOT accept these items at our Thrift Store:
Mattresses, pillows, old tube televisions, pianos, weapons, toilets or sinks.
Car seats, bike helmets, pressboard entertainment centers, hide-a-bed or sectional sofas, or baby furniture. Unassembled furniture. Furniture that has damage, including stains, pet damage, hair, or containing odors. Furniture that is not solid or real wood.
Electric mobility chairs that are not functional or in good condition. Must have all charging supplies.
Light fixtures that require hard wired installation.
Chemicals, cleaning supplies (unless unopened), or pesticides. Paint, oils, grease (these items can be disposed of at the local recycling center). When you patronize an Albany Helping Hands business, you are responding with help to those in our community who are experiencing homelessness and are food insecure.
Funds generated through Albany Helping Hands Thrift Store go towards providing shelter, meals, and other essential services to those in need. – THANK YOU.
