About St. Mary’s Advocates Thrift Store
We are a non-profit secondhand clothing, shoes, accessory and household items organization and funds from sales allows St Mary Advocates Inc to provide monetary contributions to organizations & charities that support residents with health & educational needs.
Key Sustainable Actions
Management & Leadership
Adopt an Environmental Policy Statement
Buying second had items supports conscious consumption by reducing pollution and environmental waste.
Identify a Sustainability Leader / Create a Sustainability Team
Our founder, Lucille Casulli, opened the retail store in 1976. The store offers secondhand fashion and housewares at a much cheaper price than buying new from retail or online. We welcome all economic backgrounds and affiliations.
Develop an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Plan
100% of our items in the store down to the pens & paper are 100% second hand donated by members of our community. We do not purchase any items that we sell and most items that we use to keep the store running are second hand from donations.
Waste
Waste Reuse Practices
100% of our items are second hand. Which supports conscious consumption by reducing pollution and environmental waste.
Value: 34,000 lbs
Saved: $1,190
Community
Support Community Initiatives
Selling second hand items indirectly help reduces the need for cheap labor for cheap fashion by supporting less fast-fashion and more of a circular economy.
