The Good Shepherd Alliance Thrift Store is the major source of revenue for the Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. which provides emergency shelter for the homeless in Loudoun County.
The GSA Thrift Store is located in the Regal Center at Countryside (next to Dominos Pizza) on Route 7. Regal Center is approximately one mile east of Dulles Town Center (Chang's Restaurant, Burger King and 7/Eleven are also located in Regal Center.)
The store hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The thrift store is closed on Sunday.
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Good Shepherd Alliance, LCPS and Wegmans Join Forces to Help Near-Homeless
The Good Shepherd Alliance (GSA), Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) and the Wegmans grocery chain have announced a combined effort to help people in Loudoun County who are nearing homelessness and are not eligible to receive public assistance.
LCPS schools will issue a voucher to families that school administrators identify as needing assistance. Such identification might come through a child not having the right clothing for the weather as they arrive at school or a teacher noticing weight loss even though the child is already getting a free or reduced-price lunch at school.
The school voucher may be taken to the GSA Thrift Store located in Regal Plaza off Route 7 in Countryside. When the family comes to the GSA Thrift store, they hand the voucher to the cashier as they arrive and the cashier records the items they select as they leave. There are some limitations as GSA still needs to help the homeless. (The Thrift Store may be contacted at 703-444-5956. GSA is located at http://www.loudounhomeless.org/on the Web. This Web site includes a link to the Thrift Store.)
A bonus to the program is that families taking a voucher to the Thrift Store will be given a debit card for $25 worth of groceries at the Wegmans Sterling store at Route 28 and Waxpool Road.
This is a way to help families before they fall into the homeless category. The Good Shepherd Alliance is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that has been providing emergency housing and near-term support for the homeless of Loudoun County since 1983.
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Visit Mary's Blog about the Thrift Store to get daily updates on store happenings
http://thegoodshepherdthriftstore.blogspot.com/
Donations are accepted during the following times:
Mon -Thurs 11-6
Fri-Sat 11-3
Thrift Store/Hope's Treasures is pleased to announce that we have just rec'd our first shipment of items from:
a greater gift
Unique handcrafted art made from recycled oil drums. Piece has a clear protective coating to prevent rust and a metal hook on back for hanging. Gorgeous indoors or out! This richly textured sun face has hand-hammered and cutout details. 23 in. dia. Comes to us from Comite Artisanal Haitien they are a non-profit marketing cooperative representing more than 200 Haitian artisans. SERRV placed its first order with CAH in 1976. CAH artisans, from Cite Soleil and other poor slum areas in and around Port-au-Prince, weave baskets using a variety of low-cost raw materials and create works of art from re-cycled metal oil drums.
Donations we accept - click on link to access a full chart of what we accept and don't accept.
Please come and shop. Your support will enable us to continue to provide shelter for the homeless in Loudoun County.
What we're looking for right now
Spring clothing & swimwear
Your unwanted jewelry - dig through your jewelry box and bring us all the jewelry you no longer wear.
Boxes of trash bags. 30 gal 1 mil thick
THRIFT STORE HAS A NEW PERMANENT HOME.
The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc. has bought property in the Ashburn area.
Check out Ashburn page for details.
Click on link above to see what's happening.
Thrift Store now honors the Loudoun Rewards discount card. It's good for 10% discount on anything in the store (except items from A Greater Gift) but it cannot be combined with any other discount.
The Thrift Store is also selling these cards at a price of just $15 - 1/2 of which GSA keeps.
