What started as garage-sale-style fundraisers to support the mission of City of Refuge now is a fully-fledged resale shop known as City Boutique.
The store opened this week and sells gently used clothing for all ages, books, toys, home goods and seasonal items with sales going directly back to City of Refuge operations.
“There is more that we take in than we can give away (to refugee clients). … The best thing for us to do as stewards of the resources we have and donations we are given is to sell those for profit that we can turn that back into our programs. That is the vision,” said Dan Szy, development director.
City Boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.
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“It has been wonderful. It has been a great place to engage more people who have not been familiar with City of Refuge before….
