Charity shop Brotherhood of St. Laurence. Many local charitable organisations, both religious and secular, run opportunity shops. Common among these are missions and animal shelters. In the United States, major national charity thrift shop operators include Goodwill Industries, Value Village/Savers, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, and ReStore (operated by Habitat for Humanity). Regional operators include Deseret Industries in the Western United States, and those run by Bethesda Lutheran Communities in the Upper Midwest. Many local charitable organizations, both religious and secular, operate thrift stores. Common among these are missions, children's homes, homeless shelters, and animal shelters. In addition, some
Pollock's Shop House a substantially intact, detached, two-storeyed brick shop house, this building is particularly important in illustrating a past way of life. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. As an integral part of the Clarence Corner streetscape, and one of a pair of two-storeyed brick shop houses on adjacent properties fronting Stanley Street, this building contributes strongly to the Woolloongabba townscape. Pollock's Shop House Pollock's Shop House is a heritage-listed general store at 617-619 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. This