Pivotal Point Housing receives large donation from Kirkland’s Home after closure in North Shoppes

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A local nonprofit received a special parting gift this week from a former North Shoppes business that recently closed its doors.

Pivotal Point Transitional Housing announced via social media Wednesday it received a large donation in the form of a truckload of store items from Kirkland's Home, this coming after the North Shoppes business closed its doors.

"Kirkland's gifted us with a (literal) truckload of amazing decor to redecorate our apartments and youth home. Our hearts are so full!" a Facebook post from Pivotal Point stated. "We appreciate Kirkland's generous donation and we are so incredibly thankful to the Lord for this wonderful blessing."

Pivotal Point Transitional Housing is a Christ-centered nonprofit seeking to help homeless individuals, families and youth achieve self-sufficiency with the assistance of 90-day, rent- and utility-free furnished housing. The nonprofit also operates a thift shoppe on Frederick Avenue.

Kirkland's Home, a Tennessee-based store founded in 1966, announced last October it would close as many as 25 U.S. locations by January 2026 due to lease expirations.

Kirkland's and its parent company Brand House Collective were acquired last fall as part of a merger agreement with Bed Bath & Beyond, part of a comeback effort after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2023 and closed all of its stores, including St. Joseph.

The St. Joseph Kirkland's store was one of multiple locations not included in Bed Bath and Beyond's conversion plan.