Volunteering at the Forest Grove ReStore - or any ReStore - is a great way to learn or expand skills, explore careers, gain references and more to help you in your job development.

The ReStore is a social enterprise that exists to support the work of West Tuality Habitat for Humanity. But what does that really mean?

What is a “thrift store haul”? It’s something someone finds in a place like a Habitat for Humanity thrift store that gives them joy! This blog reviews the kinds of “Thrift Store Hauls” you might find at the Forest Grove, Oregon ReStore.

By holding on to electronics as long as possible, you help reduce our world's e-waste problem, as well as saving yourself hundreds, even thousands, of dollars. And when you are ready to upgrade, make sure you dispose of your items appropriately. The Forest Grove ReStore can help you get the most out of “old” technology.

The Forest Grove Restore always has a selction of collectibles that can make unique gifts for your friends and family. But what exactly is a collector’s item?

Buying a toilet from the ReStore is a great way to keep them out of landfills and to live a commitment to recycling and reusing. But what about rethinking toilets as works of art? Porcelain is a wonderful medium for paint and stickers, and a toilet from the ReStore can become a show piece in your bathroom with some inspiration, imagination and excellent art supplies in the form of paint and brushes or stickers.

Spruce up old furniture with decorate stickers & decals; the Forest Grove ReStore can help.

West Tuality Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore is expanding, per the recycling and upgrading of a structure moved from what will become the Habitat affiliate’s latest house-building project, Countryman Estates. The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting for the ReStore extension on Friday, July 28 at 10 a.m. at the ReStore at 3731 Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove, Oregon. Special sales and activities will also occur Friday July 28th and Saturday July 29th at the ReStore during regular business hours, 9 am to 5 pm each day.

The Forest Grove Restore has expanded in part by recycling a building that once stood on the site that will be eight new Habitat homes. It was an event worth celebrating!

West Tuality Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore is expanding, per the recycling and upgrading of a structure moved from what will become the Habitat affiliate’s latest house-building project, Countryman Estates. The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting for the ReStore extension on Friday, July 28 at 10 a.m. at the ReStore at 3731 Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove, Oregon. Special sales and activities will also occur Friday July 28th and Saturday July 29th at the ReStore during regular business hours, 9 am to 5 pm each day.

We’re featuring the work of a ReStore customer who turns wooden knobs into colorful “mushrooms.”

Latest examples of beautiful things created by customers to the Forest Grove ReStore