Great selection and prices. Nice selection of household goods and clothing. Definitely worth seeing!read more

Open Door Thrift store proved to be everything I look for. The pricing was easy to understand and…read morethe selection was phenomenal. I really admired that people with very difficult barriers to employment played such an important role to the running of the establishment.

The friendship circle is an excellent experience for students to learn life skills. My students…read moretruly enjoyed this experience and it helps them to gain a better understanding of different skills that they'll need further down the line. They begin their day by going to the simulated credit union where they can get a wallet as well as insurance card. Next, they can go to various simulated experiences varying from the doctors office as well as pet store there are so many different fun experiences for the students to learn these life skills. They use money provided by the friendship circle to buy these experiences so it teaches them financial literacy as well. I highly suggest that educators check out the friendship circle for their classrooms to help them gain a further understanding of financial literacy as well as life skills.

From the owner: The Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to the families of children with special…read moreneeds. With a volunteer core of over 900, Friendship Circle enables community members to reap the rewards of selfless giving. Friendship House, provides support to individuals and families struggling with addiction, isolation, and other crises.

Wonderful charity! Truly caring organization! I take all my donations here. It has been helping…read morepeople in need for over twenty years.

Donated platelets which takes between two and three hours. Sheila was my nurse and she was…read moreoutstanding! Although it was her job, she seemed to be having fun, which made the process easier. Knowledgeable, too!

Wonderful experience! I was greeted super quick upon entering. Everybody was friendly and jumped…read morein conversations to make others feel at ease and appreciated. I felt like my donation was extremely appreciated and that they cared about how I was feeling while laying down donating blood. Even having snacks afterwards was fun as one of the ladies was running through the list snacks available and encouraging us to take our time and relax. I will definitely be back to this location for my next blood donation.

I can't emphasize enough how important an organization like this is. I also can't emphasize enough…read morehow difficult it it to reach out to this type of organization so I hope we can do more as a community to make it not as difficult to reach out. I have a parent (mother) who essentially is neglected by the family but particularly the spouse in the family. The spouse will (in front of her) praise her but when she is away he will say that he is a victim of her...when in fact he is the abuser and the manipulator. She essentially spends her days alone writing notes to herself and has stopped communicating with all others including family and friends. When she does have love and kindness shown to her she replies with the same, but the spouse has no initiative to help her get any checkups related to her physical or mental health. While she physically slips away and mentally slips away even further her spouse has made no effort to help her. To me that is neglect and a form of domestic violence. In the past the violence was much more direct with physical abuse (multiple types) and verbal abuse. The victim in this case has no willpower to do anything sadly. Still I struggle to get help and to reach out to this organization or others even though I know I should because the situation is so toxic. My mother remains isolated and stuck in a loop of behaviors (repeated writing notes to herself, repeated lack of communication) that are self-destructive as well. We must do more to make the process easier and to support each other in the community because it is still very difficult..,

From the owner: We are Oakland County's only domestic violence shelter. We also offer a variety of services such as…read morecounseling, advocacy, and prevention education to heal survivors and eradicate sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

Big doesn't always mean better. That's the case here…read more If you want an overwhelmingly large selection of used items to choose from, you'll have it here. If you want affordable, fair priced thrift finds, go elsewhere. I'm a huge goodwill shopper. And occasionally pop into value world and Salvation Army or others. The prices at this specific Salvation Army are ridiculously high. They are priced above curated resale shops such as clothes mentor and Plato's closet and the condition of items isn't as good on most things and styles are very outdated. Off brand is sometimes priced higher than retail. Generic tshirt (not popular brand) $9.99. I saw a plastic Starbucks cup - I've gotten packs of 5 or so from Starbucks for $15 - yet one used plastic one here was $4.99. It's outrageous. Even with the huge selection, I didn't actually see anything that I really wanted. Yet when I go to the goodwill near me, I rarely ever leave empty handed. This was a huge miss for me in every way. Mostly writing this review so I remember not to recommend to friends and so I don't rush back.

this is the go-to place for any necessity you need, the prices are reasonable, and when dropping…read moreoff items, the employees are nice and respectful

Unfortunately My Experience With Forgotten Harvest Is Delivering Boxes To The Wrong People &…read moreAddress. If You Happen To Contact Someone They Stated Changes Can NOT BE DONE & There Is No WAY THEY CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

I have done yearly work volunteer events here for the last 6 years. I don't mind setting up the…read moreevents here since it's closer to home. Much of the food is donated by local stores or restaurants. They get a ton of stuff into their warehouse. They always go through the daily protocol in the big conference room. You are to wear gloves and a hair cover and beard cover for those with facial hairs. Now you can add a face mask to the attire too. You start the event work around 9am and work until 11am to noon. The warehouse job is the hardest. I have sorted through some rough looking potatoes, to water logged and decrepit looking cucumbers and tomatoes. It makes you really appreciate the foods we can easily pick through at the grocery store to get the most appealing ones. Any sign of mold gets tossed. This is the hardest of the jobs, but also the most rewarding since it's labor intensive too. I have also had the pleasure of assembling sandwiches in the kitchen too, with wheat squares of bread, some meat like slices of pork meat of some sort and cheese too. Volunteering your time and energy is greatly rewarding and so helpful to those in need. This is a great center that gives back ro the community. At the end of your day, they will brief you on how many bags or boxes of food were boxed that day. It's the only day big the original big 3 OEMs groups can collaborate and work together side by side without any intellectual property issues too.

Never thought I'd be writing this review, but here I am. Right after Christmas 2015 my amazing…read morechild support accountant husband sprung the pre-planned the divorce of his dreams on me with a 5 y/o and a 2 month old baby in life-tow. No recourse on the marriage front there (thank GOD, in hindsight), so moved out with the kiddos into a great, safe new place. Fast forward to today, 5 days before needing to make the other half of the rent and being down to 2 diapers with no support in sight, I decided to call OHLSA, a community service agency in Pontiac, to see if they had a free diaper program. Left a couple of voicemails with no call back thus far. I then gave Lighthouse a try as I volunteered for them for a short spell way back when. Being in Waterford now, I decided to try their Clarkston location. Wow, they saved the day and then some! After their intake process, I not only got some diapers and wipes to tide me over for a handful of days, but unexpected bags of food, veggies, and some toiletries that will totally give me some peace of mind for a week or two while I figure things out. The big container of chocolate chip cookies they included put a big smile on my 5 y/o's face and they had an overflow of breads, rolls, and bagels that on racks that they said I could readily help myself as much as I wanted to. I took a few extra to freeze for the time being. Totally amazing and highly unexpected. When I got home, inside one of the bags I even found a note that said: "May God Bless and keep you". *big heart squeeze* I recall attending an appreciation event of some sort they invited me to where the CEO got up and spoke and he seemed like a really genuine, caring guy. Huel Perkins from Fox13 and his wife were even in attendance. Anyway, this place walks their talk. I know everyone I was interacting with at the Pontiac location was very nice. I just wanted to give a shout out to Lighthouse in general so that the public knows what they are all about. They give out what they can based on donations, right down to deodorant, shampoo, and toilet paper. They require some official information to be an ongoing client, but are a little flexible if you are a 1st timer in hyper-need of some essentials. I did not have the social security cards they requested, but they still helped me out on a 1st time emergency service basis with the rest of the info I had. No judging, no stool/lamp questioning action, just HELP. I'm keeping it moving (don't cry for me Argentina, seriously), but if you're looking for a local community organization to support, Lighthouse rocks it out. A heartfelt thanks to the lovely ladies there today for treating me and my kids so nice.