‘This location is a cornerstone’: Thrift store on State Street reopens
A nonprofit with a familiar name has reopened one of its thrift stores in Boise.
St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho closed its thrift store at 6464 W. State St. more than a year ago to make way for a $2 million renovation. It reopened Wednesday, according to a post on the nonprofit’s Facebook page.
The store plans to distribute over $10,000 in clothing, furniture and household goods to neighbors in need at no cost, a news release said.
St. Vincent de Paul said the reopened State Street location plays “a vital role” in its mission to prevent homelessness. Revenue generated from the thrift store will go directly toward food pantries, home visits, reentry services and emergency assistance programs across Southwest Idaho, the nonprofit said.
The store sells clothes, furnishings and other used items.
“Reopening this store means continued support for thousands of neighbors each year,” Ralph May, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho, said in the release. “This location is a cornerstone of our ability to serve the community.”
May previously told the Idaho Statesman that the nonprofit planned the renovation to coincide with a significant Ada County Highway District construction project that has taken over a strip of State Street near the Pierce Park Lane intersection.
He said St. Vincent de Paul wanted to use the time to transform its thrift store and “give it a whole new look.”
During the renovation, the nonprofit moved into a former Dollar Tree space down the road, at 4614 W. State St. in the Collister Shopping Center. That store is now dedicated to furniture and home goods.
St. Vincent de Paul operates both locations. It has a handful of other thrift stores in the Treasure Valley, including another in Boise, at 2160 S. Broadway Ave.; one in Meridian, at 213 N. Main St.; and one in Nampa, at 1403 2nd St. S. Its first thrift store in Boise opened in 1976.
“Our thrift store items have their unique stories, just like our employees whom we proudly provide with second chances,” the nonprofit says on its website. “By donating a bicycle, for instance, you can help a neighbor in need with transportation to and from work, assisting them in getting back on their feet.”
The organization operates independently of the Catholic Church but is inspired by gospel values, according to its website.
