Fresh Start

What do we do with your items?

We will give your previously-enjoyed items to people who are looking for a fresh start. Whether that's someone coming from another country looking to start over here in Canada, or someone who's entering a new phase of life who needs a bit of help, we want your donations to be purposeful and help others move forward. We connect with organizations supporting newcomers and others looking for a fresh start. Sometimes we know someone personally who can use your things; other times, we find a trusted organization to get your things to where they will be a good fit for someone else.

Mission Thrift Store

Mission Thrift Store Kitchener offers quality new and gently used clothing, furniture, books, toys, and other household goods. The store is staffed with volunteers who are passionate about the community, and many of the regular customers say they love shopping at the thrift store because of the great atmosphere.

Thrift on Kent

Mission Thrift Store

Thrift on Kent is a unique and community-centered shop in Kitchener, operated by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). They work with refugee resettlement, people in poverty, Indigenous and Low German communities in our community. Since 1920, MCC has lived by their mission to impact disadvantaged people through their work in relief, development and peace.

Worth a Second Look

Worth a Second Look Furniture & Housewares is a retail outlet whose goal is to provide the community with low-cost used furniture and assorted houseware items while keeping reusable goods out of landfills and creating opportunities for employment. They provide a number of services designed to help individuals establish for themselves a place they can call home.

The Perfect Find

Worth a Second Look

The Perfect Find Thrift Store is a not-for-profit retail business with all items being 100% donated through our local community. The Perfect Find Thrift Store will support Christian education locally and globally.

The Green Door

MCRS Guest House

The Green Door is The Working Centre’s used clothing store at 37 Market Lane, in Downtown Kitchener. They collect and sell used clothing with care and enthusiasm, in a welcoming and attractive shop.

MCRS Guest House

Imagine being homeless in a country where you don’t even know the language. The Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (MCRS) Guest House provides short-term housing and support to newly arrived refugees from every ethnic and religious background. Your clothing and household items can help them as they build a new life in Canada.