Yes please
- Clothing, shoes, and accessories
- Books, records, DVDs
- Housewares, dishes, small kitchen appliances
- Toys, games, puzzles (complete)
- Jewellery and giftware
- Linens and seasonal decor
The NHS Thrift Store
Every sweater, mug, and paperback feeds an animal.
The NHS Thrift Store has been a Cobourg staple for years. It’s where the community drops off treasures they no longer need — and where every dollar spent goes back into caring for animals across Northumberland.
Your impact
Where the dollars go.
Thrift Store revenue covers a meaningful share of NHS’s annual operating budget — the kibble, the surgeries, the heat in winter, the toys and beds and litter that fill the shelter every day.
1 bag of donations ≈ one week of cat food
$25 spent in store ≈ vaccines for one kitten
1 hour volunteering ≈ a sorted donation rack
What we can accept
We aim to keep as much as possible out of landfill — but we can only sell items that are safe, clean, and complete. Here’s our current guide.
Not at this time
- Mattresses, box springs, large furniture
- Cribs, car seats, helmets
- TVs, monitors, large electronics
- Hazardous materials, paint, chemicals
- Items that are damaged, soiled, or broken
- Pet food (donate at the shelter instead)
Unsure about a specific item? Call ahead at (905) 555-0123.
Volunteer at the store
Sort, style, sell — and have a blast doing it.
Thrift Store volunteers run sorting tables, build window displays, price stock, and staff the till. It’s some of the most fun volunteering NHS offers, and one of the easiest schedules to fit around real life.
Volunteer with NHS