Giving Squared. You donate an item to our thrift stores, and we sell it and give the money to the poor. Your gift is “squared” and gives twice: to the person who needed a reduced-cost item, and to a poor person who needed some cash assistance.

Catholic Social Services operates three Gift & Thrift stores: the St. Louise Gift & Thrift Store in Lincoln, the St. Joseph Gift & Thrift Store in Hastings and the St. Francis Gift & Thrift Store in Auburn. Individuals who cannot afford items in our stores can apply to receive items for free through our emergency services programs in all three communities. All funds raised from the stores, minus minimal administrative costs, are funneled back into our emergency services programs. The items sold at the stores have been donated by generous individuals across Southern Nebraska. Many volunteers are needed to help sort donations, stock items, and assist store patrons.

St. Louise Gift and Thrift Store
2201 O Street
Lincoln NE 68510
Phone 474-1600 ext 150
Open Tues-F 10am-6pm Sat 9am-1pm

Prayer to St. Louise- Patroness of the St. Louise Gift & Thrift Store

Lord, you inspired Saint Louise to strive for perfect charity, and to attain Your kingdom at the end of her pilgrimage on earth. Strengthen us through her intercession that we may love and serve the needy as we would love and serve Christ, and that we may advance rejoicing in the way of love and service to the family of God. Amen

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St. Joseph Gift and Thrift Store
325 West Second Street
Hastings NE 68901
402-463-2151
Open Tues,Weds, Fri 10am-5pm Thurs 10am-6pm Sat 10am-2pm

Prayer to St. Joseph- Patron of the St. Joseph Gift & Thrift Store

Glorious Saint Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in the spirit of penance in expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously by placing love of duty above my inclinations; to gratefully and joyously deem it an honor to employ and to develop by labor the gifts I have received from God, to work methodically, peacefully, and in moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from it through weariness or difficulty to work; above all, with purity of intention and unselfishness, having unceasingly before my eyes death and the account I have to render of time lost, talents unused, good not done, and vain complacency in success, so baneful to the work of God. All for Jesus, all for Mary, all to imitate thee, O patriarch Saint Joseph! This shall be my motto for life and eternity.

-Pope Saint Pius X

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St. Francis Gift and Thrift Store
1014 Central Avenue, Auburn NE 68305
phone 274-4818
Open Tues, Thur, Friday 2pm-6pm Weds and Sat 10am-2pm

Prayer to St. Francis- Patron of the St. Joseph Gift & Thrift Store

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

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