4747 Hondo Pass 757-0506 Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Discovery Shop is a social enterprise of the Child Crisis Center that operates as a resale thrift store and sells good condition second hand items to the public. All proceeds from the store go to funding the Child Crisis Center. The Thrift Shop is located in the Bradly Center at 4747 Hondo Pass, in Northeast El Paso. The Discover Shop opened its doors in 1990 by the “Friends of the Child Crisis Center”. The store is all volunteer staffed and managed. It employs only one maintenance person, therefore, operating costs are very low. The social enterprise earns yearly revenues in excess of $300,000 and contributes over $250,000 to the Center to help with operating costs. Since its inception, the Discovery Shop has raised over $3,000,000 for the Center. The success of the Discovery Shop has provided the Child Crisis Center a consistent stream of operating capital and has helped the Center grow. The store sells good condition second hand merchandise at bargain prices. Customers can buy clothing, jackets, shoes, small appliances, furniture and many other household items. It is not uncommon for a customer to enter the store and find very unique or hard to find merchandise and antiques. Patrons frequently visit the shop just to see what valuable, but bargain priced items, they may find on the shelves. Periodically, customers will find complete golf club sets, snow skis, collectable dishware and pottery, music LP albums and CD’s, and a large variety of toys. The Discovery Shop will take in all forms of donations. Shop staff will always prioritize donations for children, such as clothing and toys, and send these items to the Child Crisis Center to be used by the children. All donations that cannot be used by the Center are placed on the shelves and converted to cash for donation to the Child Crisis Center. Anyone donating to the Discovery Shop will be pleased to know that their gift supports a child in crisis. Donations can be taken at the Discover Shop or the Child Crisis Center during regular business hours. To make arrangements for pick up of larger items, call 757-0506. The volunteers of the Discovery Shop and the staff of the Child Crisis Center invite you to visit the store to support the Child Crisis Center by making a purchase or donating items collected in your home. Who knows, you may just find something you’ve been looking for. |
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