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BY WESLEY GARDNER
Unaccepted items New Horizons accepts donated items for its resale shop, though sta said some items won’t be accepted, including:
A New Caney New Horizons patron helps to organize a rack of clothing at the nonpro t’s resale shop.
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• Pianos • Organs • Household chemicals • Encyclopedia sets
• Tube televisions • Mattresses or boxsprings
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Darbie Lindsey, executive director of New Caney New Horizons, stands in front of the nonpro t’s logo inside the resale shop.
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New Caney New Horizons o ers job, life skills training New Caney New Horizons might appear to be a typical resale shop, but it’s o ering much more. New Horizons provides transitional services to young adults, or patrons, with special needs ages 16 and older, including workplace training, life skills development and employment opportuni- ties, said Executive Director Darbie Lindsey. A closer look Lindsey said patrons also have the opportunity to earn wages through the nonpro t, including through its rag-cutting program, which repurposes unsellable cloth and clothing into rags.
A New Caney New Horizons patron organizes paperwork while assisting at the nonpro t’s resale shop.
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The nonpro t also provides training for several aspects of daily life, including doing laundry, dish washing, cleaning restrooms, sweeping and other household tasks, Lindsey said. Why it matters Re ecting on her time spent at New Horizons, Lindsey said the most rewarding aspect of the job is watching patrons develop and grow. “It’s just good for the soul,” Lindsey said. “You feel good knowing you’ve done something so important.”
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Lindsey said the patrons take on a number of tasks at the resale shop, including pricing, stock rotation, customer service and handling the donations that come in through the shop. “We work on those workplace appropriate social skills, like ‘How do you talk to your friend vs. a customer vs. your supervisor?’” Lindsey said.
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