A vintage clothing store in Clinton Township is helping to give victims of domestic violence a lifeline.
Turning Point, the largest shelter and advocacy group for victims of domestic abuse in Macomb County, cut the ribbon to their new 14,000-square-foot resale shop, Second Hand Rose, Tuesday morning in Clinton Township.
Second Hand Rose was previously located approximately 2miles away in Mount Clemens from the new location that sits at 36660 S. Gratiot in Clinton Township.
The resale shop sells clothing, shoes, accessories and household items like toasters, blenders, dishes and more. Turning Point survivors are able to shop for free with a Turning Point voucher.
Turning Point CEO Sharman Davenport said that spot was chosen because they needed more space.
"We were receiving lots of donations from the community and we really no longer have adequate space to manage it," Davenport said. "So moving here on Gratiot to our new location in Clinton Township more than doubled the space for our store and allows us to have a lot more furniture to sell and to provide to survivors as needed.
"We're really excited. ... We're right on Gratiot kind of in that thrift store area. We know that we're going to get a lot more foot traffic here and a lot more visibility, which will increase, you know, the level of donations and the proceeds that come from the store."
Second Hand Rose is currently open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The shop currently accepts donations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays though plans are to expand donation hours in the near future.
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What is Turning Point?
Turning Point has served the metro Detroit community for over 43 years and helped more than 125,000 domestic violence survivors.
The organization provides free comprehensive and confidential programs for domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking survivors, plus their loved ones and the community.
Other services include a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelters, housing, trauma advocacy, counseling, personal protection order assistance, legal advocacy, forensic nurse exams, first response advocacy prevention and community education.
"From the donations that we receive at Second Hand Rose, we supply household items, clothing, furniture, anything we have here that might help meet the needs of survivors, especially when they move into one of our transitional housing programs or rapid rehousing programs," she said. "We supply all the furniture and everything they need to set up a home in a place of their own without violence. Second Hand Rose is very vital to our services because of the donations that we receive."
Second Hand Rose also provides survivors with gently used clothing from community donations.
To learn more about Turning Point and how you can volunteer or donate, visit their website.