Clothing and Commodities

THRIFT STORE

CAP’s thrift store offers affordable used clothing and a selection of household items to families in Eastern Kentucky. The thrift store provides an opportunity for low-income community members to purchase items they otherwise could not afford or access in this area. Families and individuals in need rely on the thrift store to stock quality items at greatly reduced prices, allowing people the ability to afford what they need, from back-to-school clothing to professional attire.

CAP provides vouchers to families who have experienced emergency situations, such as the loss of a home to fire, flooding, or other natural disaster. The thrift store also makes available essential apparel items in the winter, like coats, scarves, and gloves.

We provide a retail job training program to participants from various agencies. We also refer families in crisis to other appropriate programs and agencies for additional assistance. All revenue generated by the store goes directly into our organizational funding and is not for profit.

OPERATION SHARING

CAP’s Operation Sharing Program partners with a network of more than 1,400 nonprofit organizations, community-based agencies, and churches throughout the Appalachian region to deliver hope to people in need through the distribution of essential items. All services are free and no cost to recipients.

Over the course of 30+ years, CAP has delivered more than $1.6 billion worth of donated materials to more than 1.5 million people across all 13 Appalachian states and two Ozark states, Arkansas and Missouri.

CAP receives donated goods from caring partners and corporations at warehouses located in Corbin and Paintsville, Ky. These donated goods are sorted and delivered to families and individuals in need in Appalachia and beyond. Operation Sharing increases the capacity of nonprofit organizations in the region to meet the needs of their local communities and sustains CAP’s ability to fulfill its mission in Eastern Kentucky.

Food, water, bedding, cleaning supplies, building/industrial materials, and other emergency supplies are distributed to areas dealing with natural disaster.