Welcome to the Blue Flamingo Web Pages!

The Blue Flamingo Thrift Store is an outreach program of Heartland Urban Ministries Center, a 501c3 non-profit organized in 2004 by Dietz UMC for the purpose of serving the 68108 zip code region in the areas of community development, advocacy for children, and preventive health.

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The Blue Flamingo stocks a variety of slightly used goods, including books, clothing, household items, toys, décor, and vintage items, as well as new fairly traded items. We sell items at the store and have begun to sell our vintage items on EBay, click here to go to our store site on EBay

The Blue Flamingo is proud to sell the products of Ten Thousand Villages, Equal Exchange, and World of Good, all fair trade organizations. Fair Trade creates job opportunities that respect individual cultures and provides income for essential and educational needs. Artisans work in a safe and dignified environment and have an active role in how their work is created and sold. Artisans earn a fair wage and build relationships for sustainable income, creating hope and independence for the future.

We have an Arts & Literature program at the Blue Flamingo, hosting events such as Fridays At The Blue and Family Garden Reading Activity. Fridays At The Blue is held the last Friday of each month and features local authors, artists and musicians at the store. It is a FREE event with refreshments and we are open for shopping. Family Garden Reading Activities are also FREE and held during the spring and summer months either at the store or at Dietz Memorial United Methodist Church. We read books, play games, create art, eat healthy snacks and learn about the garden. This is in association with the BIG Gardens, a series of community gardens located in Omaha focused on empowering neighbors to grow nutritious food, build community partnerships, improve their health and start small businesses. There is a BIG Garden site located behind the Blue Flamingo!

We will also be starting Free Yoga community classes at the store for adults and children In May.

Plus, all children and students that come to the store receive a FREE book and art supplies!!