Use this page if you are looking for low-cost clothing, furniture, household items, appliances, home goods, building materials, or help setting up a home after homelessness or crisis.
Goodwill Stores
Helps with:
Low-cost donated clothing, household goods, and other thrift store items. Sales from Goodwill stores help fund employment training, job placement services, financial education, youth mentoring, and other community programs.
Monroe phone:
704-289-3246
Monroe location:
4109 W. Highway 74
Monroe, NC 28110
Matthews / Indian Trail phone:
980-480-1300
Matthews / Indian Trail location:
15090 Idlewild Road
Matthews, NC 28104
Weddington phone:
704-814-7477
Weddington location:
2515 Plantation Center Drive
Matthews, NC 28105
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“Do you have job training or employment programs?”
“Do you have vouchers or assistance for people in crisis?”
Good Steward Ministries
Helps with:
Thrift stores funded by donations of clothing, books, furniture, accessories, and other material goods. Good Steward Ministries supports organizations and ministries that help meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Phone:
704-776-9877
Marshville location:
110 E. Main Street
Marshville, NC 28103
Monroe location:
1213 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Suite B
Monroe, NC 28112
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“What items can you not accept?”
“Do you offer donation pickup?”
“What kinds of items are usually available?”
Union County Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Helps with:
Low-cost furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances. Proceeds support Habitat for Humanity’s housing work.
Phone:
704-289-6067
Address:
1642 W. Roosevelt Blvd.
Monroe, NC 28110
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“Do you have furniture, appliances, or building materials available?”
“Do you accept donations?”
“Do you offer pickup for donated items?”
“What items can you not accept?”
Operation Reach-Out
Helps with:
Food, clothing, limited financial assistance, free lunch, showers, laundry, furniture, household items, and other crisis needs.
Phone:
704-289-4237
Address:
1308 Miller Street
Monroe, NC
Programs may include:
Clothing closet, Welcome Home Program, Joseph’s Food Pantry, homeless services, showers and laundry for people without a fixed address, and other crisis assistance.
Good questions to ask:
“Do you have clothing available?”
“Can you help with furniture or household items?”
“What documents should I bring?”
“Do I need an appointment?”
Finders Keepers
Helps with:
Low-cost clothing, furniture, and household items. Finders Keepers is affiliated with Operation Reach-Out and raises funds to help families in need in Union County.
Phone:
704-635-8992
Address:
800 Skyway Drive
Monroe, NC
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“What items can you not accept?”
Community Shelter of Union County — Home Again Program
Helps with:
Home furnishings for people who have been housed at the Community Shelter of Union County and have obtained permanent housing.
Phone:
704-289-5300
Address:
160 Meadow Street
Monroe, NC 28110
Description:
The Home Again Program provides home furnishings for people moving into permanent housing after homelessness. Donations of furniture and household items in good condition may be accepted.
Good questions to ask:
“Can I schedule a donation pickup?”
“What items are most needed?”
Underground Marketplace
Helps with:
Community thrift stores run by Ground 40. Proceeds benefit the transition of men back into the community from addiction, homelessness, and incarceration.
Phone:
704-218-2725
Monroe location:
2006 Old Charlotte Highway
Monroe, NC 28110
Marshville location:
101 E. Union Street
Marshville, NC
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“What kinds of items do you sell?”
“What kinds of items do you accept as donations?”
Pearls Monroe
Helps with:
Thrift boutique items and work experience for residents of House of Pearls. The store specializes in consignment-quality donated items.
Phone:
704-218-2168
Address:
1855 Dickerson Blvd.
Union Square Shopping Center
Monroe, NC 28110
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“What kinds of items do you sell?”
“What types of donations are most helpful?”
Second Chance Boutique — Turning Point
Helps with:
Low-cost donated clothing, household goods, furniture, and other items. Second Chance Boutiques support Turning Point’s work with families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
Monroe phone:
704-283-3033
Monroe location:
2447 Old Charlotte Highway
Monroe, NC 28110
Waxhaw phone:
704-288-1898
Waxhaw location:
1201 N. Broome Street
Waxhaw, NC 28173
Items may include:
Kitchen items, electronics, phones, flat-screen TVs, radios, books, toys, furniture, bedding, linens, home décor, pictures, jewelry, clothing, and shoes for men, women, and children.
Good questions to ask:
“What are your store hours?”
“Do you accept furniture?”
“Are there items you cannot accept for donation?”
Matthews HELP Center — Back Porch Treasures Thrift Boutique
Helps with:
Low-cost donated clothing and household items through the thrift boutique. Clothing may be provided free of charge to qualifying clients. Proceeds support Matthews HELP Center’s crisis assistance work.
Phone:
704-847-8383
Address:
119 N. Ames Street
Matthews, NC 28105
Important service area note:
Matthews HELP Center serves people living in certain ZIP codes. The directory lists 28104, 28105, 28211, 28226, 28270, and 28079.
Thrift boutique hours listed online:
Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Good questions to ask:
“Do I live in your service area?”
“Can I receive clothing assistance?”
“What are the thrift boutique hours?”
“What items do you accept for donation?”