Hope’s Gate Thrift Store is now open at 201 E. Butler St. in Wylie. The store carries clothes, accessories, home decor and much more. Photo Allison LaBrot

Local thrifters now have a place to shop closer to home. The newly opened Hope’s Gate Thrift Store offers a variety of preloved items in support of a cause.

“We’re a nonprofit organization, and our proceeds go to women facing unplanned pregnancies,” manager Brennan Barbara said.

Hope’s Gate Thrift Store is located at 201 E. Butler St. in Wylie. Similar to its sister business, Hope’s Gate Boutique in downtown Wylie, the thrift store gives shoppers an opportunity to give back with each purchase.

Proceeds from the thrift store support Hope’s Bridge Pregnancy Resource Center in Wylie.

Currently, the store carries clothes and accessories, home decor, books, games, toys and furniture. The nonprofit relies on donations to keep the store stocked and ready for customers.

“We really take anything and everything,” Barbara said. “What we are wanting to do is not turn down donations so that we can help the community around us.”

Hope’s Gate Thrift Store’s donation requirements at this time are for items to be gently used or new. Questions about the donation process can be answered by phone at 945-385-0702 or by email at [email protected]. The store is open solely for donations Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Donations are also accepted during storefront hours, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Volunteers from Youth With A Mission (YWAM) have been working to open the store for approximately a year.

Between finding a location, hosting yard sales for fundraising and completing renovations, the team has given many hours leading up to the grand opening Saturday, May 9.

In addition to donating to a pregnancy resource center, Barbara said the thrift store exists to provide community connection and a place for individuals to bring items they no longer need.

“We have been working hard to get ready for everybody to come in and come shop,” Barbara said. “We really are doing this as a ministry.”

Volunteer opportunities will be open to the community soon. Visit thrift.hopesgate.org for updates.

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