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Purchase with a Purpose. Visit us at these Holiday MARKETS
We'll be selling upcycled, refurbished and reclaimed creations! View our selection of handcrafted home goods, wares, jewelry, accessories & more!
• November 18-19 - December 16-17, 2023
Resist & Build: Fashion
1:05 - 1:15: Grounding with Creative Time + Art.Coop
1:20 - 2:50: Discussion (60 min) and Q & A (30 min)
Peter Dupont - ANDEL Co-op
Anh-Thu Nguyễn - Democracy at Work Institute
Laura Sansone - Carbon Farm Network
Saturday November 18th - Creative Time HQ
Participate in the circular economy with us at 59 East 4th Street
Take part in a clothing swap after the Q&A!
3:00 - 4:00: Clothing Swap The Free Store Project
Join us on LOISADA AVE - sUNDAY 11/12 - 1-3PM
At every swap & active Free Store kiosk you can share/swap/give/gift/take/trade/donate or simply take home: Clean, new/used & reusable items such as clothing, housewares, school supplies, books, art, music, electronics, knick knacks, instruments, toys & non-perishable foods.
Please don’t bring Furniture, big/large/bulky items, damaged car seats, unsealed personal care products, expired food or medicine, dirty or ripped clothing, non-working electronics or appliances, copies of GirlBoss, incomplete games or broken toys.
Thank you GRAND STREET GUILD "SHOPPERS"
At the Free Store, there are no customers- only participants engaging in a circular economy which promotes sustainable practices & community care. To help support our efforts - please donate to oVenmo: @fsp_transportfund
Materials for the arts free libraries
In addition to our active & permanent Free Store kiosk locations- it’s an honor and a privilege to build community through our FREE Flea Markets & Swaps! Often items are supplemented by Materials for the Arts, like this FREE library.
Come to Vladeck Houses this Saturday August 12th, 12-5pm to SWAP/DROP/TRADE/GIVE/TAKE & SHARE - Feel free to drop off any clean, pre-loved and/or reusable items such as clothing, housewares, school supplies, books, art, music, electronics, knick knacks, instruments, toys & non-perishable foods.
PLEASE NO Furniture, big/large/bulky items, expired or damaged food, car seats, unsealed personal care products, medicine, dirty or ripped clothing, non-working electronics or appliances, copies of Girl Boss, incomplete games or broken toys. FREE FACEPAINTING FOR THE KIDS! Thank you!
Join us! Click image to register.
Circularity Means: We Share, We Reuse, We Repair, and We Build a More Sustainable, Equitable, Resilient City. Circularity is a powerful strategy that reduces waste while building community resilience.
2023 NYC circularity champions
Circularity is all around us – and so are the everyday New Yorkers, like Myles who are leading the way.
We are 2023 Circularity Champions! Barnard College Campus, Columbia Climate School & Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine teamed up to present the first inaugural Circularity Day NYC. We're honored to be celebrated along with select city-wide leaders for our efforts to build a more sustainable, circular New York.
Visit our newest Free Store!
Bring items to donate, located outside the gates of MK Garden in SDR Park on Rivington Street near Forsyth.
Get involved! Help is needed to stock and maintain this new site at Sara D Roosevelt Park, please join us!
Halloween fUN!
Visit The Free Store Project table Sunday October 30th at Sara D Roosevelt Park from noon to 3pm. Let your voice be heard at "It's My Park" Day where we ask for the Stanton Street Park House to be re-opened for the Lower East Side community! Spooky Treats, faceprinting and crafts for all ages. Join us!
Visit our newest Free Store.
Bring items to donate, located outside the gates of MK Garden in SDR Park on Rivington Street near Forsyth.
new Free Store in the les!
Join us Friday September 30th at Sara D Roosevelt Park beginning at noon to help us build a new Free Store for the Lower East Side community!
Bring items to donate or eager helping hands to the gates of MK Garden in SDR Park on Rivington Street near Forsyth.
No experience necessary!
It takes a village- help however you can! To make a donation towards supplies or building materials Venmo: @thefreestoreproject
2022 Non-Profit Speaker Symposium
Head over to St Francis College to hear stories of resiliency & hope from founders and exemplary leaders in innovative social justice
Wednesday September 28th • 8am-12pm • 179 Livingston Street
with Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce @brooklynchamber • Further engage and organize at @whateverforevernyc for cocktail hour starting at 6pm
Can’t wait to see you there!
ROAR! Resource Fair
Curated by Free Store Project Founder Myles- University Settlement's ROAR! Resource Fair took place Saturday August 27th at SDR Park from 12pm-5pm - Afterparty held at @raysbarnyc 177 Chrystie St from 6-9pm.
WE BUILT A NEW Free Store in BUSHWICK!
Open 24/7 • Outside Little Beaver Bar • 24 St. Nicholas Ave •
• “Spread Love, it’s the Brooklyn way” • Follow @thelittledamfreestore
Free Haircuts & more for Homeless LGBTQ Youth
We recently offered the clients of our friends Ali Forney Center & StreetWork NYC, FREE gender-affirming haircuts & fades by volunteers and pro stylists in Greenpoint Brooklyn
Thank you for donating your time & talents to displaced/unhoused LGBTQ youth. The Free Store Project x Coz Salon x Otis & Finn Barbershop teamed up to provide cuts, fades and confidence to homeless teens & LGBTQ youth.
We built A NEW Free Store on the Upper West Side
PopUp at the Frederick Douglass NYCHA Houses • 830 Columbus Ave
View now as @ujamaafridge on Instagram
Support today
Over the past year our efforts have created a framework to sustain the neighborhoods around each location. A system where sharing, reducing waste and acts of Love ensure no one is left behind, so everyone can thrive. While we are actual experts at resourcefulness and upcycling, even sustainability requires basic expenses. We’d love your help. Donate today.
Check out our Anniversary celebration
Located on the corner of Greenpoint Ave & Eckford, we've taken over!
A year in photos, signs, notes from our community members and students from past events. Lots to see in order to inspire.
Check it out and grab a pen and paper from the Free Store's
Love Letter care pouch.
Leave a #lovelettertoBrooklyn today!
"Spread Love, it's the Brooklyn way"- Notorious B.I.G
Support the Free Store
Donate today
In order to be accessible to the public and meet the needs of our communities- our Free Stores are outdoor and open 24/7, in ALL weather conditions. It takes a toll, and when something breaks, we need to fix it to keep everyone safe, so we're fundraising!
As this work continues we learn more about the scope of what is needed, we know it can’t be achieved on elbow grease alone. We’re hoping to raise funds to establish a Free Store Project headquarters, secure transportation and improve daily upkeep of our four stores to better serve all those we do.
SHOP to support the Free Store Project
The talented volunteers and friends of The Free Store Project have been busy creating some incredible one-of-a-kind upcycled pieces. Artwork and wares- just for you! Items range from hand-poured scented soy candles to creations as masterful and eclectic as our Stores & patrons themselves! Items come with a bit of history of our project, in celebration of our journey.
Each purchase fuels our purpose- all proceeds help us repair and restock our four locations and bring Free Store magic to other boroughs. With each location we help useful items find more loving arms instead of incinerators.
It’s impossible to showcase ALL the possibilities imaginable, but it's our hope to inspire people to donate, not dump.
