The rumors are true... A new project is coming to Miami County! Located off 211 N Silver St. in Paola, KS, we'll be building out a thrift store and community center. This project will be done in 2 phases. 

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Phase 1: Village Thrift (November - February)

Village Thrift will be a 4,000+ sqft thrift store with a focus on helping the community we serve. We plan to accept most donations as often as possible to provide a convenient option for people to donate.

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What we need now: helping hands! Can you paint? Hang shelves? Clean? We need you! We have a HUGE list of tasks we must complete. We do not currently have an anticipated opening day - but simply put - the more volunteers and helping hands we can get, the sooner that will be.

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Our budget is limited - we are also looking for donations of building materials, paint, hangers, store supplies and more.

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Phase 2: Community Center (November - April)​

Our community center is attached to the thrift store and will be benefiting local Moms. We are planning a diaper bank, formula and lactation support. We are also planning support groups, community baby showers and sponsor-a-mom programs. More to Come!

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What we need now: donations of diapers, formula or lactation supplies. We are hoping that this build-out will be grant funded and we are actively working on those grants. We will not know the results of those grants until Spring 2026 and beyond. We will plan to do community outreach in the existing space until the project is completed.

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