Social enterprises dedicate themselves to a community cause and apply their profits to that purpose. We've rounded up a few of our favourite good Samaritan traders – drop in and go nuts with your cash for a cause.
If you're still feeling inclined to shop further, check out our guide to our favourite Melbourne vintage stores and our market round up.
Obsessed with homewares? Use your passion to help others by visiting Green Collective – a not-for-profit organisation that recycles office items that have outlived their use and turns them into sellable, loveable and usable creations. Profits are pumped back into the community – Green Collective employs and trains people who have barriers to ongoing employment, including people experiencing homelessness, at risk youth and refugees.
Dear Gladys stocks vintage clothing in mint nick as well as new stock. If you're feeling thrifty, you can purchase your kit online and collect it at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre in the CBD. Otherwise, keep an eye out for them at pop-ups and markets around town. The organisation also has a permanent stall at the Vintage Garage on Smith Street, Collingwood. Proceeds go to Fitted for Work, a not-for-profit organisation that helps women experiencing disadvantage to find employment by providing skills workshops, outfitting services, help with job interview preparation and transitioning-to-work programs.
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