HandmeUPs Thrift

HANDmeUPs Thrift is a thrift store in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a nonprofit created solely to provide employment and volunteer opportunities to individuals with Autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. The store accepts donations of items that are tax-deductible, and donated goods are re-used, recycled, or re-purposed. All proceeds go toward creating jobs and opportunities for adults with Autism and other IDD in the Triangle area. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Donations are accepted Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteer opportunities are available, and applications are accepted in store during business hours. It holds a rating of 4.40.

HANDmeUPs Thrift operates as a project of ENGAGE NC, a 501 c3 nonprofit. Its management team understands the varying abilities of adults with developmental disabilities and provides a work environment where individuals can master specific tasks and succeed as employees. The store's mission is creating jobs and advocating for adults with Autism and other Intellectual Developmental Disabilities in the Triangle, and its vision is that adults with Autism and IDD will have meaningful choices wherever they live, learn, earn, play and pray. Employees are featured by the store, which credits its dedicated staff for the compliments it receives daily.

The store sits on Litchford Road, about a tenth of a mile from Harps Mill Creative School and the Northern Wake Expressway. Williamsburg Court is roughly a tenth of a mile away, Harps Mills Woods about three tenths of a mile, and Raleigh Vein & Laser Center about four tenths of a mile.

HANDmeUPs Thrift has earned a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting how it is regarded as a thrift store in Raleigh.