Every Thursday in May, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Palmer Square is turning into an opportunity to support local nonprofit organizations and make a difference, one purchase at a time. When you visit a participating retailers and/or restaurants, 10 percent of all sales will be donated to the designated nonprofit of the week.

Live music and entertainment will greet shoppers, who are encouraged to bring gently used handbags, jewelry, and accessories to the Green for Dress For Success to collect them for women in need going to work or job interviews. Other organizations that benefit from your shopping include YWCA Princeton HomeFront, Womanspace, and Community Options.

From 5:30 to 8 p.m., shopping at participating Palmer Square merchants including Faherty, Highbar Boutique, jaZams, Lilly Pulitzer, Nic+Zoe, Princeton Soup & Sandwich, and Yankee Doodle Tap Room helps support:

May 9: YWCA Princeton, which provides direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support marginalized individuals and families, especially women and girls of color.

May 16: HomeFront, with a mission to end homelessness in Central New Jersey by harnessing the caring, resources, and expertise of the community to help families become self-sufficient.

May 23: Womanspace, exclusively focused on providing potentially life-saving services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking, assisting victim-survivors, both at the moment of crisis and throughout their journey of emotional healing and the achievement of economic independence

May 30: Community Options, a national nonprofit developing housing and employment supports for persons with disabilities.