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Boomerangs thrift shop coming back, operated by a different non-profit

By adamg on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:12pm

More Than Words, a non-profit that helps teens learn to run a business, announced it plans to re-open the Central Square Boomerangs thrift shop by the end of the year.

The new store, Boomerangs by More Than Words, will provide customers with the same sense of community that existed for years at Boomerangs. This store will allow More Than Words the opportunity to expand its program that supports young adults in foster care, court, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.

Boomerangs, which at one time had several outlets, was run by the AIDS Action Committee and later Fenway Health, which closed its remaining stores earlier this year.

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Comments

By Lee on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:17pm.

Boomerangs is too good to lose.

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By Will LaTulippe on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:30pm.

I hope people hole heartedly support them.

By Ari O on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:40pm.

Now I know where we are going to bring some nice-if-superfluous mugs that we have in hopes they can find a new home.

It is too bad that there was such a lag between the businesses, I hope they are successful. (And in the long run, I would love to see more housing in Central… Boomerang with 100 housing units above it would be great.)

By DEMO on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 12:59pm.

More Than Words is an amazing organization.

By JP_02130 on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 1:11pm.

This is excellent news.

By anon on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 1:41pm.

Glad they're reopening!

I hope the change in management brings a renewed focus on being nice to customers. Over the years, Boomerang's started to get more hostile, like removing the fitting rooms and refusing to let you check if the electronics were working.