Family Treasures Thrift Store

The Family Treasures Thrift store has several recycling projects going on: cans, cardboard, rags, etc. They are currently waiting to hear if their request for recycling grant will be issued. They are teaching their developmentally disabled employees the value of recycling. Keep your fingers crossed.
The Thrift store located in Albuquerque's South Valley, at Bridge and Goff in the shopping plaza, has been open for 1 1/2 years and will be expanding soon. Everything in the store is donated and proceeds benefit those served with developmental disabilities in hiring and volunteering. The store is packed with merchandise. Clothes can be bought by the pound when weighed on a State certified scale. Also, look for antiques, collectibles and furniture. Did you ever see a bread box worth $150.00? Or how about buyina a painting from one of our employees with a disability? Or purchase a greeting card created by a woman with Cerebral Palsy that uses her wheelchairs headrest to operato the computer? Shoes are the biggest seller. There is a size and style for everyone, over 100 pairs, many designer styles. Open Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 to 5:00pm. Call 505-247-2889 for more information.