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Thrifty Hippie is dedicated to assisting people in need in Schertz, TX and the surrounding areas.

11/03/2026

❤️ A Little Kindness Can Change Everything ❤️

Sometimes, the smallest things we give can make the biggest difference in someone’s life.

Recently, a woman was referred to us through a local church. She was in need, and we were blessed to help provide clothing and food essentials.

We also had the opportunity to help a mother who had recently lost her husband and was caring for her eight children. We were able to provide dishes, blankets, and clothing for her entire family during a difficult time.

At Thrifty Hippie, every child who comes to us receives clothing and shoes for free. And sometimes, those simple gifts mean more than we could ever imagine. One little boy was so excited to receive a pair of tennis shoes. After he put them on he yelled “Now I can run!” And sprinted around the store like the Flash. That moment reminds us why we do what we do. Every child deserves to feel cared for, to have what they need, and to experience the simple joys of being a kid.

We are so incredibly thankful to every person who donates, volunteers, shops, and supports our mission. You are part of every story, every smile, and every moment like this. We couldn’t do this without you.

🙏 Our need for children’s clothing continues to be great. If you have gently used or new children’s clothing and shoes to donate, please consider bringing them to us. Your donations could be the very thing that helps another child feel loved, confident, and free to run.

Together, we are showing our community what it means to love our neighbors.

God bless you all, and Godspeed. ❤️

10/27/2026

❤️ A COMMUNITY THAT CARES IS A COMMUNITY THAT FEEDS. ❤️

This week, our food pantry was working in overdrive. We had so many people come by who needed a hand: a grandmother needing food for her grandchildren, a spouse working two jobs to support their partner with cancer, and a homeless neighbor needing food to make it through the next day.

Every week, we have the privilege of helping people who need a little extra support, and we are reminded that hunger can touch any family at any time. ❤️

And friends, we need your help to keep those shelves stocked. The need doesn’t stop, and neither do the requests for help. We are going through food quickly, and we cannot do this alone.

🙏 We’re asking our community to please donate the items we’ve shared we need most for our food bank: canned meats, canned fruits and vegetables, pasta, pasta sauce, rice, beans, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, boxed meals, soup, crackers, granola bars, shelf-stable milk, etc. Every can, every box, every bag, and every contribution matters. What may seem like a small donation to you could mean a meal for someone who desperately needs it.

You may never meet the person who receives your donation. You may never know their story or what they’re going through. But your kindness will reach them, and it will remind them that someone cares.

That is what community is all about. Not just living near one another, but showing up for one another when life gets hard.

If you’ve been meaning to donate, this is your reminder. If you’ve donated before, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. And if you know someone who might be able to help, please share this post. ❤️

Together, we can make sure fewer of our neighbors go hungry.

🌻 Thrifty Hippie — People helping people. Because everyone deserves a little hope, a little help, and a full plate. 🌻

10/20/2026

💚 NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF GIVING 💚

There’s a young girl in Deer Park, Texas, who decided that for her 13th birthday, she didn’t want presents. Instead, she wanted to help people experiencing homelessness.

Her goal was to create 500 care bags filled with everyday essentials like socks, soap, toothbrushes, and deodorant. When her community heard about her mission, neighbors stepped up, donations poured in, and together they helped make her dream a reality.

What started as one girl’s idea became a beautiful reminder of what can happen when people care about one another.

Here at the Thrifty Hippie, we see that same kindness every day. A bag of groceries, a warm coat, a pair of shoes, or household items for someone starting over might seem like a small thing to us — but to someone struggling, it can mean the world.

You don’t have to be wealthy to be generous. You don’t have to change the whole world. Just help change someone’s world. 💚

Because we’re more than a thrift store. We’re neighbors helping neighbors, restoring hope, and reminding people that they matter.

Thank you for being part of a community that chooses kindness. 🌻

10/13/2026

❤️ Another Week of Love in Action at Thrifty Hippie ❤️

Some weeks, it’s hard to put into words just how much love can come from a community that cares. This has been one of those weeks. 🥹

Food for so many families. Blankets delivered to an organization serving our homeless neighbors. Clothing for a daughter coming out of a treatment center as she begins a new chapter in her life. A warm coat for someone who needed one. And four more Thanksgiving meals sponsored by people with generous hearts.

And we have to share some exciting news! 🧥❤️ Our coat drive for the kids was incredibly successful! Knowing that children will have warm coats to wear as the weather gets colder is such a beautiful reminder of what happens when a community comes together for its children. Every coat represents someone who cared enough to help.

We’ve also seen so many kids coming in for clothing on their day off from school Friday. Behind every visit is a family doing its best, a child who deserves to feel good about themselves, and a community that can help make life just a little easier.

To everyone who donates, sponsors a meal, shares what they have, volunteers their time, or simply shows up with a willing heart — THANK YOU. You are part of every blanket delivered, every meal shared, every child kept warm, and every person reminded that they have not been forgotten.

Thrifty Hippie has never been just about a thrift store. It’s about people taking care of people. It’s about dignity, hope, second chances, and loving our neighbors in practical ways.

We may never know the full story behind every person who walks through our doors, but we know this: everyone deserves compassion, and sometimes the smallest act of kindness can mean more than we will ever realize.

Godspeed, y’all. Keep loving. Keep giving. Keep showing up for one another. ❤️🙏

That’s what community looks like. That’s what love looks like.

10/08/2026

❤️ A GIVING WEEK AT THRIFTY HIPPIE

In case you didn’t remember why what you do is so important wanted to provide the following:

A woman called us in tears. Her daughter has cancer and was given about eight months left to live. She was looking for a wheelchair so she could take her little girl to the park another fun places. Because of a simple donation, she can now make those memories together during the precious time they have left.

We also had several women come to us as they work to escape domestic violence and begin again. We’ve been able to help with things for their apartments—those simple necessities that can make an empty place start to feel like home.

We were also able to provide ongoing assistance to our friends who are experiencing homelessness.

And through all of this, we are reminded that people helping people really does matter. Sometimes it’s a wheelchair. Sometimes it’s a shirt. Sometimes it’s food. Sometimes it’s a few household items that help someone take the first step toward a new life and we only have those resources because of you.

So pushing out our biggest needs to you again. More and more people are feeling the strain of higher grocery prices and so our food is going quickly. We’re also seeing more and more single moms and/or just young families who can’t afford to keep up with their kids ongoing need for new clothes as they outgrow the old. We are also seeing children coming from shelters who have had early lives that some us can’t even imagine and something as simple and important as clean clothes that fit can help make them feel safe and cared for.

If you have food, children’s clothing, household items, or other things you no longer need, please consider donating them to Thrifty Hippie.

Your donation may be sitting in your closet or pantry taking up space…

…but in someone else’s life, it could be the thing that gives them a little hope. ❤️

Thanks and God Bless.

10/03/2026

Reminder, it’s the first Saturday of the month so you know what that means: the Thrifty Hippie Community Thrift Store is open today from 10 AM to 2 PM. See y’all soon.

09/29/2026

❤️ THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE ❤️

This week, we celebrated a young man who is recovering from a heart transplant. ❤️🙏 His grandmother has come to Thrifty Hippie throughout the year for different needs, and now, after everything he has been through, he is finally able to get back out into the community again.

So we’re celebrating a second chance at life, a family’s prayers being answered, a young man getting to live, heal, and move forward. ❤️

We also had a woman come in to gather supplies for people experiencing homelessness. She wasn’t shopping for herself — she was thinking about someone else who needed help.

We also got the opportunity to help several women furnish their homes as they begin new chapters and new beginnings. Sometimes starting over means having a place to sit, something to sleep on, dishes for the kitchen, or just a few things that make an empty house begin to feel like home.

And then there was one of our homeless friends. Saturday night, his tent caught fire and he lost everything that wasn’t on his back. When you don’t have much to begin with, losing everything can feel impossible.

But he called us, and we were able to help him get a new tent, a phone charger, clothing, food, and some of the basic things he needed to begin putting his life back together and begin the process of starting over.

We can’t fix everything, but we can listen, we can care, and we can help with what we have. And sometimes, that little bit of help is enough to remind someone that they haven’t been forgotten.

This is what we believe community should be.
Not judging.
Not asking what someone did wrong.
Just seeing a person who needs help and saying, “How can we help?”

Thank you to every person who donates, shops, volunteers, sponsors, shares our posts, or simply believes in what we’re trying to accomplish.

You are helping us build something bigger than a thrift store. You’re helping build a community that takes care of its own. ❤️
God bless every one of you. 🙏❤️

Thrifty Hippie — Community. Compassion. Helping one another.

09/22/2026

Seven families will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, neighbors will receive food, people recovering from surgery will have clothing, and a grandmother will have a TV for her boys—all because our community chose to show up for one another. ❤️

This week, your generosity turned everyday donations, support, and compassion into meaningful help for neighbors who needed it most.

🦃 Seven Hippie Helpers offered to sponsor families for Thanksgiving, helping provide warm meals and extra hope during the holiday season.

🥫 Our food bank continues to fill an ever growing need as for individuals and families struggling to make ends meet.

👕 We shared clothing and shoes with homeless friends, young adults trying trying to make it on minimum wage and even someone needing post-surgery clothes for therapy.

👵 We also helped a grandmother get a TV for her boys—a simple gift that can bring comfort and joy to a family.

👶 One of the sweetest moments was meeting a pregnant mom who came in wearing slippers but looking for baby clothes. She was only concerned with clothing her kids, but she walked out with new shoes and clothes for herself as well. Sometimes a small act of kindness can bring a smile, restore hope, and remind someone that they matter. ❤️

This is what our ministry is all about: neighbors helping neighbors and a community coming together to care for one another.

Thank you to everyone who donates, sponsors families, brings in food, gives clothing, volunteers, shops with us, or shares our mission. Your support makes this work possible. ❤️

Please continue supporting the ministry by donating (food and store items), volunteering, sharing our posts, or stopping by to shop. Every contribution helps us reach another neighbor in need.

Together, we can make our community stronger, kinder, and more compassionate.

God bless you all, and thank you for being part of this community. 🙏❤️

09/15/2026

💛 Lifting Each Other Up, One Neighbor at a Time

The doors at Thrifty Hippie saw all kinds of courage this week. We met folks stepping into new jobs who just needed a few outfits to help them walk in with confidence. We welcomed moms working hard to rebuild life after recent custody changes. And we watched grandmas — the quiet heroes — gathering food for their grandchildren so they can focus on growing, learning, and being kids.

Our holiday sign‑ups for Thanksgiving and Christmas assistance are now underway, and we’re looking for anyone who would like to sponsor a family meal for a family who could use a little help making their holiday special this season.
And as always, our pantry shelves depend on steady donations of non‑perishables like rice, beans, pasta, sauce, canned meat, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, snacks, crackers, soups, and canned vegetables.

Every person who walked through our door this week carried a story. Every donation helped lighten someone’s load. No act is too small.
Thank you for being part of this community. ♥️☀️

09/08/2026

This week showed exactly what happens when community partners and neighbors come together.

A young man who’s been visiting us for food and essentials shared that he could qualify for a better job if he could finish his driver’s license. He’s already passed the written test — he just needs a way to practice driving. Later that same day, an organization that supports young adults aging out of foster care stopped by to see if they could refer their clients to us as a resource. When we asked if they might also help him, they immediately agreed.

We also helped a young woman gather supplies for her new apartment, and even discovered a solar system mobile — perfect for a future astronomer in our community.

These stories may seem different, but they all point to the same truth: when people with needs connect with organizations and neighbors who have resources, we create something bigger than any one of us could do alone. That’s the power of partnership. That’s the power of community.

Thank you for helping us make these connections possible.

Address

118 East Wright Boulevard
Universal City, TX
78154

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+12103869934

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