A thrift store with a bigger job: every purchase and donation helps young adults with special needs train for real careers.
Shop it, stock it, fund it, or join it — every door leads to a career for a young adult the world too often overlooks.
One person's castoff is another's treasure — and every tag funds the mission.
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Turn your closet clean-out into someone's first paycheck.
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Fuel the job training that turns potential into a paycheck.
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Never had a job? Perfect. Let's build your first one together.
Start applyingWe're a nonprofit boutique in downtown Matthews where the shelves are stocked with secondhand treasures — and staffed by our Interns: young adults with special needs learning to work. Every shift builds confidence, real skills, and a résumé that lands them careers with employers across Charlotte. Where others see "secondhand," we see what's possible.
Our Sam Ebersman Job Training Program walks every Intern from first day to first paycheck.
A warm, low-pressure application — no résumé or job history needed.
Hands-on shifts in the boutique — sorting, styling, selling, serving.
Coaching on the soft skills, confidence, and independence employers want.
We connect grads with local employers ready to welcome them.
I never thought I'd have a job I love. ZABS believed in me before anyone else did — now my boss does too.
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