Ridgefield Thrift Shop

Ridgefield Thrift Shop is a Thrift Store in Ridgefield, CT. It offers new and gently used clothing, housewares, toys, shoes, books, sports equipment and designer items, with all revenue donated to local charities. The shop has been serving the Ridgefield community since 1937 and operates on a volunteer staff. It holds a 4.40 rating on the review platform.

The organization’s mission is to support local non‑profit groups by recycling, re‑purposing and reselling generously donated goods while providing affordable merchandise to shoppers. Founded after a proposal to the District Nursing Association in April 1937, the shop first opened in a space known as “The Balcony” before relocating to Main Street in 1939. It was incorporated as an independent non‑profit in 1946 and moved to 15 Catoonah Street in 1960, where it continued to grow. The shop also runs an auction program and a regular donation schedule, accepting items at the Bailey Avenue door behind the store.

Ridgefield Thrift Shop is located at 21B Governor St, a short walk of about 0.1 mile from Ridgefield Town Hall and the War Memorial, and roughly the same distance from Catoonah Street, Veterans Park Elementary School and Main Street. The Ridgefield Fire Department lies about 0.2 mile away, placing the shop in the heart of the town’s civic center.

With more than eight decades of continuous operation and a volunteer‑run model that directs all proceeds to local charitable causes, Ridgefield Thrift Shop stands as a long‑standing community resource for affordable goods and charitable support in Ridgefield.