Thrift Store
A Community Thrift Store in Rockford For Everyone.
Great finds. Affordable prices. A purchase with a purpose. The North Kent Connect Thrift Store is open to everyone! Shop a wide selection of gently used clothing, shoes, household goods, furniture, seasonal items, and more, all at prices that help make your budget go a little further.
Hours
Monday through Saturday 9a.m. – 5p.m.
Donation Hours:
Monday through Thursday 8a.m. – 4p.m.
Saturday 8a.m. – 2p.m.
What we carry
Clothing, housewares, furniture, books, seasonal goods, all rotating constantly.
What we don't carry
Mattresses, walkers, cribs, and a few other items. Learn more below at the “what we don’t accept” dropdown.
Donate to the Store
We sell what we’d buy ourselves: clean, gently used clothing, housewares, furniture, and seasonal items.
What we can’t take:
- Anything dirty, broken, damaged, or dangerous
- Automobile parts of any kind: tires, rims, hubcaps, etc.
- Bean bag chairs
- Computers, monitors, & printers
- Car seats or booster seats
- Cribs, crib mattresses, changing pads
- Hardwired fixtures
- Hazardous materials: household chemicals, insecticides, pesticides, etc.
- Home repair materials: carpet, windows, doors, drywall, etc.
- Knives of any kind
- Large appliances
- Mattresses, bed frames, futons
- Open paint cans
- TVs older than 10 years
- Used pet supplies
- Walkers, wheelchairs, and crutches
Impact
$10k
weekly recirculated into Step2 and NKC’s programs
400
items kept out of the landfill
1,300
shoppers coming in each week