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Come Celebrate the Season

Home Start’s Thrift Boutique is hosting a Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7th from 12pm – 3pm to bring joy this season to vulnerable children and families. Here are 5 ways you can join in the fun: 1.       Shop our new collection of Bright Futures Candles; handcrafted by mothers in our Maternity Housing Program 2.       Drop off […]

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Home Start Thrift Boutique Featured on KUSI’s Good Morning San Diego

Home Start Thrift Boutique was featured on Good Morning San Diego in two parts. Watch Laura Tancredi-Baese talk with KUSI‘s Elizabeth Alvarez about the recent influx of goods thanks to the Marie Kondo craze. All the donations are making a great impact on families in San Diego. Part 2 of our Home Start Thrift Boutique feature on

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Home Start Featured on KUSI’s Thrifty Thursday

Home Start’s CEO Laura Tancredi-Baese stopped by KUSI’s Good Morning San Diego show today. Click here to watch Laura explain how our Thrift Boutique Social Enterprise provides key job-training and employment readiness for homeless young mothers in our Maternity Housing Program. For some great holiday shopping opportunities, please stop by our store at 3611 Adams Avenue in Normal Heights these

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Help Keep San Diego Cool: Home Start’s Hygiene Item Drive

It’s heating up and we could all use a little more deodorant! … Kidding aside, we need your help! Home Start’s Communities in Action Program (CinA) helps families move toward safety, empowerment, and connection by providing tools and increasing options for self-determination, financial independence, and healthy choices. Sometimes for families experiencing crisis, the littlest things

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Thank You S. Mark Taper Foundation for Supporting our Thrift Boutique

We are thrilled to announce a $30,000 grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation to provide critical support for our Repurpose for a Purpose Thrift Boutique Social Enterprise. The grant will fund two of our Maternity Shelter Program (MSP) residents to be Lead Sales Associates, wages for additional Maternity Shelter Program clients to receive job training,

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