January 2026 | Vol. 5 Iss. 12
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Thrift store helps Teen Living Center youth not just survive – but thrive By Becky Ginos | becky.g@thecityjournals.com The Switchpoint Exchange gives students the opportunity to work and earn money. The store needs donations of items that people want to recycle or reuse.
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AYTON—The Teen Living Center (TLC) opened a year ago and in that time many at-risk teens have benefited from the resources there, such as a temporary, safe place to live, help with school and support from kind and caring people. Switchpoint, a nonprofit organization, operates the center. To sustain and maintain the TLC, Switchpoint is opening a new thrift shop called the Switchpoint Exchange where students can work and develop the skills needed to lead a productive life. “So part of the model of Switchpoint is opportunity with accountability,” said Director of Development and Philanthropy, Jodi Lunt. “In that we ask our young people to have a job and to work. Sometimes it’s difficult to find employment when you’re not stable. So these social enterprises that Switchpoint operates give people the opportunity to work and earn money.” It helps the kids become stable and financially secure with dignity, she said. “On the other hand it also provides an enterprise that will help keep the center fully operating without tax dollars. We rely on private donations to keep our center open
To sustain and maintain the TLC, Switchpoint is opening a new thrift shop called the Switchpoint Exchange where Continued page 9 students can work and develop the skills needed to lead a productive life. Courtesy photo