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Second Chance Shops

September 30, 2024
The Second Chance Shop in Glastonbury is teaming up with its charity partner J.Jill to provide an opportunity for the community to support The Village for Families & Children and ...
May 1, 2023
For a dozen years a mother and daughter team has managed the collectibles department at The Second Chance Shop, selling everything from a 135-year-old water pitcher to Beatrix Potter figurines ...
August 19, 2022
Thanks to the patronage of shoppers across Greater Hartford and the dedication of volunteers, The Village for Families & Children’s four Second Chance Shops—in West Hartford, Glastonbury, Simsbury and Suffield—have ...
January 19, 2022
To celebrate its three-year anniversary, the Shop is hosting a big sale this week—shoppers will enjoy 30% off new and high-quality, gently used men’s and women’s clothing, accessories and household ...
September 23, 2021
Donations to be Collected September 30-October 6 ...
August 5, 2021
Volunteer-run Second Chance Shops raise $400,000 to support The Village for Families & Children. ...
July 30, 2020
The volunteer-run Auxiliaries of The Village for Families & Children have been supporting programs that help transform the lives of children and families for over 60 years. The shops closed ...
May 27, 2020
With guidance from UCONN epidemiologist Dr. Kevin Diekhaus, The West Hartford Village Second Chance Shop will reopen at the end of June and the Glastonbury shop will open after July ...
March 11, 2020
The Simsbury Second Chance Shop has generated more than $2.6M for The Village for Families & Children! ...
January 16, 2020
The Village for Families & Children is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its West Hartford Second Chance Shop with a massive sale between January 16th and 18th. The shop, run ...
April 21, 2017
Phoebe Rotelli collected 850 lbs of new and gently used clothing, shoes, accessories and housewares from her neighbors to donate to the Second Chance Shop, a completely volunteer-run boutique thrift ...