A Hand Up Ministries

We give a hand up,
because we care.

We’re a thrift store and a working farm in Rock Hill with one job: help our neighbors find their footing again — through honest work, fresh food, and a real fresh start.

Give a hand up Our story

Shop · Serve · Donate

We give a hand up, because we care

Three ways in

Shop. Serve. Donate.

Three simple doors into the same mission. Walk through any one of them and you’re already helping a neighbor take their next step.

Shop

Every rack of gently used clothing, furniture, and finds keeps good things in use — and turns your visit into a neighbor's next paycheck.

Now: order online for pickup

Serve

Volunteers sort donations, tend the farm, and walk alongside people rebuilding their footing. A few hours goes a long way here.

Donate

Drop off goods or give online. Both flow straight back into jobs, fresh produce, and a real path forward for our neighbors.

days a week the doors stay open

programs under one roof — a store and a farm

nonprofit — mission-driven, never for profit

What we do

One store. One farm. One way forward.

The front door

A Hand Up Thrift Store

Our thrift store is where it all begins. Gently used goods at prices anyone can afford, staffed by people gaining real work experience. Every sale funds the mission and every shift builds a résumé.

Shop & support

The next step

Fresh Start Farm

Fresh Start Farm pairs temporary housing with hands in the soil. Neighbors rebuilding their footing grow real food, learn steady habits, and harvest a genuine fresh start — for themselves and the whole community.

Meet Fresh Start

Golf, your waySee the game

New game

Check out Fairway.

Fairway is our new golf game for a quick round, a little friendly trash talk, and a shot at real in-store rewards. Pick your club, read the course, and chase the best score in your group. Full release later this year.

9 holes · friendly competition · in-store rewards

Play Fairway

Try it

See the hand up you give

Move the dial, donate a bag of clothes, or pledge an afternoon — and watch exactly what your generosity turns into.

Your gift

$25

Slide your gift and watch the tree fill in — every branch is real work happening.

What it becomes

Fresh food

grown and shared at Fresh Start Farm

Real work

paid, résumé-building shifts on the store floor

Right away

put to work where it's needed most

Give $25

Friendly estimates — your gift always does more than a number can show.

What we’re built on

We lead with C.A.R.E.

Four values that shape every shift, every harvest, and every conversation at the door.

CCollaboration

We move forward together — neighbors, volunteers, and partner agencies pulling toward the same goal.

AAwareness

We help people see their own worth and purpose, and we stay tuned to what our community actually needs.

RResponsibility

We empower people to take real ownership of the next chapter of their story — that's the heart of a hand up.

EExcellence

We do the work well, because honoring God and honoring people both deserve our very best.

Be someone’s fresh start.

Shop the store, lend a hand on the farm, or give today. However you show up, it goes straight back into a neighbor’s next chapter.

Donate now More ways to help

We give a hand up,because we care.