Thrifty Boutique is the retail thrift shop operated by the Chilliwack Hospice Society, located at unit 101 to 7955 Evans Road in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Unlike a typical secondhand store, every purchase made at the counter directly funds the society’s hospice programs, which support local individuals and families navigating death, dying, grief, and loss in the Fraser Valley. That mission gives the shop a distinct identity among Chilliwack’s resale options: shoppers are not just hunting for a bargain, they are helping keep grief support and end of life care programs running for neighbours who need them.
The boutique stocks a steady rotation of gently used clothing, accessories, home decor, and books, all donated by the community and refreshed regularly enough that frequent visits tend to turn up something new. Store hours run Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an extended Thursday evening open until 7 p.m. for shoppers who cannot make it in during the day, plus Sunday hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., giving the shop one of the more generous weekly schedules among Chilliwack thrift outlets. Donations are accepted separately, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a window set aside specifically so volunteers can process incoming items without disrupting the shopping floor.
One of the boutique’s signature draws is its monthly clothing sale, when select apparel is marked down by half, a recurring event that keeps regular shoppers checking back on a predictable schedule rather than only stopping in occasionally. The society also uses the shop as a hub for its broader community fundraising calendar, most visibly through the annual Fashionista Fashion Show, a signature event now heading into its ninth edition, scheduled for June 2027, that pairs runway style entertainment with fundraising for hospice services. That kind of recurring, branded programming is unusual for a small thrift shop and reflects how closely the boutique is woven into the hospice society’s broader community presence in Chilliwack.
Thrifty Boutique maintains an active presence across Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, using social media to promote sale events, highlight new donations, and keep the shop’s supporter base engaged between visits. Shoppers with questions can reach the store directly by phone or by email through the hospice society’s own contact channels, and the shop’s affiliation with an established local nonprofit gives donors and customers alike confidence that proceeds are staying within the community rather than disappearing into a distant corporate structure.
For Chilliwack residents looking to shop secondhand while supporting a cause with direct local impact, Thrifty Boutique offers an easy, recurring way to do both, whether that means catching the Thursday evening hours after work, timing a visit around the monthly clothing markdown, or simply dropping off gently used items during the shop’s dedicated donation window. Thrifty Boutique is Chilliwack’s hospice funded thrift shop, turning secondhand clothing, home goods, and books into direct support for local grief and end of life care.
