Most need professional attire for a job interview so they may not have room for large items at their non-profit organization or location. You may want to donate more items than household items or household goods, but that is something that you should call and ask prior to just assuming. Make sure that anything that you’re donating to charitable organizations is in good condition. Some even work with foreign missions and overseas areas who have a greater need than perhaps your local community does for donated clothing.Īgain, ask around in local community forums and groups for churches that are doing clothing drives or otherwise looking for donations and see how you can get involved. Some churches work hand in hand with different group of people who need some hand-me-downs and hand-outs. Managing clothing donations is often a huge and time-consuming task, so if you are sending clothing to a disaster relief, PLEASE only send quality, non-moldy, non-mildewy, non-smoke-smelling, clean clothes that are labeled and organized as much as possible beforehand.Īlso know that clothing donations to the American Red Cross charity clothing drop boxes in Eastern Missouri, as well as through their GreenDrop goods and clothing donation drop-off centers, do sell their donations to area thrift stores and gives a portion of the proceeds to support the Red Cross mission. Many communities work together to gather clothing donations during these times of crisis thanks to the American Red Cross or other similar organizations which accept clothing donations.īut, be sure to only send clothes WHEN they are requested! Too often too many clothing donations are sent during large disasters and end up piling up and going to waste. It is a wonderful idea to donate clothes to fire victims and to donate clothes to Hurricane Harvey (and other hurricane) survivors. Think about recent hurricanes (like Hurricane Harvey) and wildfires that have ravaged our country and you will find sometimes thousands of people who have lost clothes and stand in need of entire new wardrobes! Give Away Clothes to Disaster Relief Organizationsĭuring times of crisis and natural disasters, the American Red Cross (and other local and national organizations) is often in need of clothing for those who were hit by the crisis. I know we made sure to include men’s socks when we previously put together blessing bags for the homeless in our homeschool co-op.
New socks are preferred here, but some shelters are likely to take higher-quality used clothing items as well.Īgain, just be sure to call and only fill the needs they have. Make sure to call ahead of time and ask what their specific needs are for clothing, asking what type, size, or gender of clothing they have the most need for right now.įor example, my local homeschool co-op is currently doing a men’s sock drive for the Angel House Soup Kitchen run by Austin Baptist Chapel because that is one of their biggest needs in terms of clothing. There are also adult rehabilitation centers as well that are looking for clothing for young women, low-income women and men, and adults. There are also likely many other crisis shelters in your area that serve individuals who are homeless, pregnant teens, new moms, victims of domestic violence, or disabled.
Donate Clothing to Crisis Centers and Homeless Shelters If you are unsure if there is one in your area, use Google or ask around in Facebook community groups. Women at my church once held a dress drive, gathering more than 100 dresses which we donated to a local women and children shelter, which they greatly appreciated! Many of them also have young children with them who also need clothing (among other things). Often the women at these shelters flee from dangerous situations in a hurry and have nothing but the clothes on their back. One of my favorite places to give clothes away to is a women’s shelter. Donate Your Old Clothes to a Women’s Shelter
Putting together various charity drives, like a clothing drive, is one of many different family service ideas you can do in your home, but also easily opened up to your neighborhoods, church communities, homeschool groups, school groups, and more. An added benefit of giving clothes to somewhere other than Goodwill is you have to plan it more, which, in my opinion, opens it up to inviting others to join in much easier!
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