Our History
The Valley Thrift Shop has supported charities in Litchfield County for over forty years. Originally started in the basement of the Barkhamsted Town Hall as a drop-off point for clothing for needy families, we quickly grew to become a thrift shop and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1973. After a couple of moves and in need of a larger facility, we settled in Winsted as the Valley Thrift Shop.
We currently support twenty local groups, organizations, foundations, schools, and libraries and have donated over $530,000 since our founding worth, in current day value, in excess of $850,000.
We currently support twenty local groups, organizations, foundations, schools, and libraries and have donated over $530,000 since our founding worth, in current day value, in excess of $850,000.