Roy Maas Youth Alternatives Thrift Shop

Volunteers are the key to the success of the Thrift Shop. All proceeds from the shop help fund the Bridge Emergency Shelter, Turning Point Independent Living Program, the Counseling Center, and The Meadowland. As a volunteer, you will help with sales, sorting, stocking the shelves, pricing merchandise and helping to keep the store neat and organized. The thrift Shop is open for business Tuesday - Saturday from 9:30am - 5:30pm, and is open on Mondays for cleaning, pricing, organizing and stocking the shopping area. Salaried staff report for work from 9:00am -5:45pm Tuesday - Saturday, and clean and organize the store from 9:00am - 9:30am in preparation for the business day.

Description:
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives, a private, non-profit agency, provides that needed hand to young people who find themselves in some type of crisis situation. Young people whose lives have been scarred by abuse, parental desertion, family strain or emotional turmoil desperately "need a helping hand". To address the varying needs of young people today, Youth Alternatives provides a wide continuum of programs and services.

History:
The RMYA Thrift Shop was originally operated by Girlsville Auxiliary to help support Girlsville. After operating for several years, the shop began to show a profit, and the Board of Youth Alternatives decided to open the Savers Thrift Shop at 3201 West Avenue in February 1980. Eight of the Girlsville Auxiliary volunteers along with a Manager made up the first sales staff of Savers Thrift Shop. The Thrift Shop opened for business at its present location on February 1983, and at this time was renamed the youth Alternatives Thrift Shop. In August 1993 the name was once again changed to honor Youth Alternatives founder, Roy Maas, and is now known as The Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives Thrift Shop (RMYA).

Contact people:

Diana Gonzales, Director Of The Thrift Shop, (210) 340-0811, (email) Mariana Vazquez, Business Manager, (210) 340-8077, (email) Eric Elizondo, Assistant Program Dir, (210) 340-8077, (email)

Office fax number: (210) 340-2232

Address:

3103 West Ave. San Antonio, TX 78213 (See a map)

Web Site: http://rmya.org

Directions:

Nearest Bus Stop: 652, 1 minute walk

Last updated on September 17, 2009