Business Description
A Free Community Exchange. Share What you have & Find what you need.
The Free Store is a project of the Catalyst Network of Communities, a non-profit 501c(3) in Long Beach, Ca. The mission of Catalyst is to connect people around shared interests and to affect their neighborhood in a positive way.
For Free Store info please read the FAQs on our store's website for more detailed information:
http://www.lbfreestore.com/apps/faq/
To learn more about Catalyst, please visit our website: www.gocatalyst.org
We are now OPEN at our New Location - in the 2nd unit from the end at the Art Exchange Building on 3rd Street between Elm and Long Beach Blvd.
Currently we are open Thursdays from 4pm to 9pm and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm. We will add more days & hours when we have the staff to run it. We are looking for Volunteers.
You must be a member to donate to or shop the Free Store - Membership is Free with a brief Orientation.
New Member Orientations are held when we are open :
Thursdays at 5pm / 6pm / 7pm & 8pm
Saturdays at 12pm / 1pm & 2pm
It takes about 15 minutes.
The Free Store is operated by Catalyst, and in partnership with volunteers through the Long Beach Time Exchange. To learn more about Time banking please visit their site:
http://timeexchangelb.wordpress.com/
To make a donation to the Free Store, inquire about hours of operation, or to volunteer please feel free to contact us on here, or by email freestore@gocatalyst.org.
Address & Contact
- Street:
- 340 E. 3rd Street
- Postcode:
- 90802
- City:
- Long Beach
- State:
- California
- Zip:
- 90802
- Phone:
- 562 726 3745
- Website:
- www.lbfreestore.com
- Category:
- Shopping Retail
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