The HospiceCare Thrift Store

Welcome to the HospiceCare Thrift Store at 122 Junction Road in Madison, WI. We invite you to shop with us on Monday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Want to learn about promotions and events happening at the HospiceCare Thrift Store? You can join our email list today!

You may also wish to donate your gently used items or consider volunteering your time. The HospiceCare Thrift Store is a wonderful complement to the agency's mission – Enhancing quality of life at the end of life. The thrift store:

• Generates funds to help HospiceCare patients and their families through the sale of donated items by the community
• Increases community awareness of the hospice philosophy
• Provides volunteer opportunities
• Maximizes the use and value of donated merchandise
• Offers customers good value and a pleasant shopping experience.

Consider Making a Donation
We accept clean, usable and resalable items only. Please check out the lists below to confirm that we accept the type of merchandise you'd like to donate. Then, use the thrift store's convenient side door to drop off your donations during our store hours. If your donation includes furniture, call (608) 833-4556 to schedule a pickup. Your donations are tax deductible.

We accept:

• Furniture
• Antiques and collectibles
• Women's clothing: current season and in style jackets, suits, slacks and tops, dresses and formal wear
• Women's accessories including shoes, scarves, belts and handbags
• Housewares including china, porcelain and glassware
• Home décor including lamps, vases and framed art
• Domestics including linens, rugs, quilts and comforters
• Toys and games
• Books, audiobooks, music (CDs) and videos (VHS and DVD)
  

We cannot accept:

• Mattresses and sofa sleepers
• Exercise equipment and sporting goods
• Computers, computer components and typewriters 
• All large appliances and microwaves
• Televisions and stereo electronics 
• Blinds and shades
• Magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks, albums and cassette tapes
• Baby/infant items including accordion gates, swings, walkers, car seats/infant carriers, cribs and high chairs

Consider Volunteering Your Time
Would you like to volunteer at the HospiceCare Thrift Store? You can take the first step today! Print and complete our   volunteer application 134.27 Kb , or just stop by the store to pick up or drop off your volunteer application! You can also view our calendar for scheduled   upcoming volunteer trainings.  bytes

Volunteers generously donate their time and expertise to operate our thrift store. Volunteers help in every aspect of running the store including assisting customers, creating displays, operating the cash register and receiving and pricing donations. Choose from among these volunteer roles:

• Team leader – performs opening and closing procedures and provides leadership and support to the other positions.
• Customer service – operates cash register, assist customers and maintain store standards by straightening merchandise racks and displays.
• Merchandise flow – receives, sort and price donated items; and stock priced merchandise to the sales floor.
• Drivers/movers – pick up and deliver donated items and transport merchandise to the sales floor.

Shifts are as follows: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday – Thursday, 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. We ask for a once-a-week commitment for shifts on Monday – Friday. We ask for a twice-a-month commitment for Saturday.