The Hospice of Yuma Thrift Store at 1824 South 8th Avenue traces its roots back to 1991, when it began as a single storage room used to sell donated goods on behalf of the organization’s patient care mission, and has since grown into a full retail operation serving Yuma, Arizona shoppers and donors alike. The store keeps a set weekly rhythm that longtime customers plan around: it is open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday, with donation drop-off held to a slightly narrower window of Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. That structure lets the small nonprofit staff process incoming donations and restock the sales floor without disrupting shopping hours.
Inventory centers on clothing, furniture, and household items in resalable condition, and the store has built in a practical service for bulkier donations: furniture pickup is available by appointment for donors who cannot easily transport larger pieces themselves. On the other side of that policy, the shop is selective about what it can take in, declining automotive parts, building supplies, and anything visibly damaged, a common-sense boundary that keeps the sales floor focused on items shoppers actually want and keeps the small nonprofit from absorbing disposal costs for unsellable donations. The store also maintains a running sales calendar on the Hospice of Yuma website, giving regular shoppers a way to plan visits around markdown periods and special promotions rather than relying on chance timing.
What makes this thrift store meaningfully different from a typical secondhand shop is the direct line between the register and hospice care itself. Net proceeds generated by the shop are used specifically to help fund care for terminally ill patients in the Yuma area, meaning every purchase, from a used lamp to a rack of donated clothing, contributes to services that support patients and families during end of life care, work that often falls outside what insurance alone will cover. The organization also welcomes volunteers age sixteen and up who can commit to a minimum of four hours per week, giving community members a hands-on way to support the mission beyond shopping or donating, whether by sorting donations, staffing the register, or helping customers on the floor.
For anyone in Yuma cleaning out a closet, downsizing a household, or simply looking for an affordable place to shop secondhand clothing and furniture, the Hospice of Yuma Thrift Store offers a straightforward proposition: gently used goods at accessible prices, a decades-long local track record dating to 1991, and a direct, transparent connection between the sales floor and hospice patient care. In short, the Hospice of Yuma Thrift Store on South 8th Avenue is a nonprofit secondhand shop whose net proceeds directly fund hospice care for terminally ill patients and their families throughout the Yuma community.
