SPARC Second Chance Store

Every time I go to Ventura I stopped by to see what they have. The store is well organized and very clean. My daughter and I always find random items here. The prizes are not that bad. Most of their items are in very good condition or new. I love the fact that I my purchases go to a great cause.

I stopped in to browse last night while waiting for a friend. The store is clean and very attractively organized. Merchandise is displayed really nicely and everything is clean and in good condition (considering age in the case of vintage items). The front display windows are open for you to walk up and browse in and the staff greeted me quickly when I entered but were not pushy or in my space. I didn’t find anything I had to buy but they had lots of cool stuff there. Prices are not low, but everything is nice, cleaned up and easy to browse/​see. I’d definitely come here again!

Yep, worth the drive. This place always has cool stuff — and usually doggies for adoption as well! They’re bursting at the seams with treasures and it’s fun to hunt through everything. Don’t forget the front windows, though –sometimes there are little gems out there that get overlooked by passers-​by. I love that proceeds go to help the animal rescue, too. If I could buy more stuff there, I would. Always on my Ventura route.

Something in every price range. Great place for visitors to grab trinkets for souvenirs.

Whenever I go back to visit family in Oxnard I always love driving through downtown Ventura to see what’s new, what’s gone & how things have changed & developed.
Downtown Ventura several years ago, was an active area with lots of antique shops, thrift stores and restaurants. But a lot of the small boutique antique & thrift stores started to close… Fast forward… Downtown Ventura has come a long way!
Today downtown Ventura is thriving with new boutique stores and lots of restaurants and sidewalk cafes. There are a few empty store fronts here & there, but what a difference from years before! The area is such a hub now, that the city even turned the once free street parking into metered parking.
Out of all the new stores, SPARC caught our eye! Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center (SPARC) Second Chance Store. It’s basically a thrift store and all the money goes to help SPARC in their mission to, «…Provide the resources, progressive programs and community education
needed to rehabilitate and rehome the abandoned and stray animals of Santa Paula.» Seeing that all of our animals are rescues we had to stop by & hopefully find something to buy to support them. They also use the store front as an adoption area. The day we were there they had a few kittens & several puppies. We bought a siberian husky magnet, but we also made another donation.
All you animal lovers and rescuers out there, come by and support SPARC’s store. This is a great idea that goes to a worth while cause!

I love the Sparc thrift store. The idea that you can buy great things and that the money goes to such a fantastic cause makes my heart happy. They have unique items and all the money goes to helping animals. The employees are volunteers and are very friendly and happy to help. Such a blessing for the community. Thank you Sparc!

I like the fact that I can bring my bulldog shopping in here with me! Inventory limited and priced higher than similar thrift stores nearby, but usually higher quality selection. Place is kept clean, organized. One cashier was obnoxiously pushy with me about getting my bulldog spayed instead of breeding her, to the point where I had to tell her to mind her own business in so many words, respectfully of course. The rest of the staff is quite friendly though.
I would recommend shopping here, but staying out of political discussions with the staff… LOL