$2
$5
$1each-100% goes to benefit our non-profit.
$2
Inventory changes daily
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When you shop, volunteer or donate at Amy’s Armoire you help children and families right here in Vermont. We try to fill the gaps that foster, adoptive, and kin families experience in an overstretched and underfunded system.
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SHOP: You may not even need money!
Amy's Armoire is a thrift store in Barre, Vermont. Our prices are set for affordability. We're a non-profit with a mission; proceeds from the thrift store benefit foster children through individual and programmatic outreach. Nothing is over $5 in the shop!
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Foster, foster-adoptive parents and families raising kin may qualify for clothes FREE for those kids at our donation center, which is accessible to those families day or night if needed. In addition, these families are eligible for free toys, books, furniture and baby equipment we have. We currently have storage units in 3 districts. For access to any of these items or help us expand this service to other districts, reach out to Amy.
Amy's Armoire accepts DCF-Family Service vouchers for clothing from any district. Low income Vermonters can request a shopping voucher through your Economic Services workers. We also accept vouchers from Churches, Shelters, and Domestic Violence programs. We have a program to help kids who have aged out of foster care and are between 18-26.
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We also have a Pay it Forward program where people can purchase a gift card for strangers in need.
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We're here to resource families with clothes and the connections they need.
DONATE CLOTHES
Rehome your unwanted clothes; keep them out of landfills and put them in others' armoires. We accept adult clothing up to size 3X, as well as maternity, baby & children's clothes, on Saturdays 10-2 at the donation center (74 South Main Street, Barre) unless announced on Facebook that we have no volunteers or too many, feel free to call the store to confirm before coming. Enter the small door by the garage door. We also accept toys and books in great shape, by appointment.
We currently have a 3 bag limit. No Construction/leaf bags-think white kitchen bag size (so we can lift them above our heads easily).
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IMPORTANT GUIDELINES
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Items left outside at either location will be donated to Salvation Army as rags, as they've been exposed to the elements. Please do not do this. If you can't donate during Saturdays, Donate your items elsewhere.
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Clothing should be clean and in wearable condition. If you've stored them in a garage, basement, storage unit, or you smoke, please rewash before donating.
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PLEASE-No household items, No bedding, No curtains, tablecloths, etc. only We don't have space/time for items we can't use.
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Furniture: if you have bunk beds, twin frames, dressers, cribs (no recalls) we may choose to store these for when foster, adopt, kin or birth parents or youth who aged out of foster care need them.
Your donation is tax deductible. We can provide a receipt. Donors determine the value of each item. Use 30% of the original cost as the value.
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Financial donations allow us to lift up more families and children.
CLICK HERE to give to Amy's Armoire.
BOARD INFORMATION
Your input and trust are vital to our work. The following information and documents are available for public review when we have them. Please contact us with other requests for information.
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Board Members:
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Amy Anderson- President
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Wanda Audette - Vice President​- vicepresident@amysarmoire.org
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Michelle Wade- Board Chair - boardchair@amysarmoire.org
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Shirley Walesch-Secretary-Secretary@amysarmoire.org
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Patty Ristau- Treasurer- treasurer@amysarmoire.org
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Michelle Wade-Member at large
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Vacant- Member at large
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Vacant- Member at large
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Vacant- FFY Consultant to the Board
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Vacant-Former Birth Parent Consultant to the Board
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Amy's Armoire Bylaws: Adopted 2/1/2021 Currently being updated.
Financial Documents: No financial reports compiled yet but we will have eventually have the following:
Annual Report
income/expenses
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Articles of Incorporation
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Amy's Armoire is a 501(c)(3) charity: EIN 86-1789934
OPERATIONS
Administrative Support
admin@amysarmoire.org
Linda C.
Volunteer Coordinator-
volunteercoordinator@amysarmoire.org
interested in volunteering?
E-mail to the above address
This is currently a vacant position but auto-forwarded to others.
Let me know if you are interested in this position.
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Resource Navigator-
resourcenavigator@amysarmoire.org
Foster, adopt, kin, birth family or youth who aged out of foster care?
Do you needs something?
Are you a community member who wants to donate something?
E-mail Nate Methot at the above addresss.
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Training Coordinator
Vacant- filled by:
Robyn Cates
Amy Anderson
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Christmas Gift Organizer
Beth Davis
Rebecca Mead
Events Planner
vacant
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Executive Director of Operations
Amy Anderson
Retail Core Team members:
Amy Anderson
Shirley Walesch
Robyn Cates-Donation Center
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Fundraising Team members:
Amy Anderson
Shawn E. Perry
Danra Kazenski
Linda Couture
Vacant
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Website Design and Upkeep
Margaret Wilbur-Design
Amy Anderson-upkeep
Jim Holway-Consultant
Trey Cates-Consultant
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Graphic Designer for printed materials
Stacey Hood Boyd
Danra Kazenski
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Grant Writers and Researchers
Vacant-filled by Amy Anderson
All vacant positions-currently filled by Amy Anderson
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