Habitat ReStore – East

Habitat ReStore - East is a thrift store in Monona, WI. It is one of two Habitat ReStore locations operated by Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, and it sells donated goods to support the organization's work. The store is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a donation hotline is available for those looking to contribute items. Amy Hutchinson serves as the ReStore East Manager.

Habitat for Humanity of Dane County describes its work as offering a hand up rather than a hand out. Through a volunteer network, donors, and sales from the two ReStores, the organization helps families achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Habitat does not give away homes: homeowners put in 375 hours of sweat equity toward building their own home, or 325 hours for a single-parent family, in addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments. Loans carry little to no interest, with payments based on 28 to 30 percent of the family's gross income. The organization has built affordable housing in 18 communities across Dane County and is currently building in Sun Prairie, Oregon, Stoughton, and Madison. Its eighth planned community, Town Hall Crossing in Sun Prairie, is a 62-acre neighborhood with 118 single-family homes, 40 percent of them for Habitat homeowners.

The store sits on Monona Drive in Monona.

Customers have given Habitat ReStore - East a rating of 4.30 based on their reviews.