Relieving Financial Pressure
The Community Clothes Closet seeks to fulfill its mission of providing free clothing to people in need. We are in need of funding to allow us to continue serving financially-challenged clients. We do not receive money from United Way, the government, or fixed income sources. We utilize volunteers to staff our operations and assist with administration; only a small fraction of our budget accounts for administrative cost.

The Community Clothes Closet has been serving disadvantaged families since 1980. Since that beginning, the volunteers of the Community Clothes Closet, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, have been collecting and distributing clothing, blankets, towels and household items to people in need, who are referred by other human service agencies such as the Emergency Shelters, Red Cross, St. Joseph’s Food Program, Domestic Abuse Shelters, County Services, Schools, Churches, and others. The recipients are able to meet their clothing needs while using their limited income to meet other primary necessities such as food and shelter.

Clothing is more than a basic need. In this day and age, image is important to fit in socially, to build self-esteem, and to advance a career.  Just turn on the television and look at all of the programs that address appearance: What Not To Wear, How Do I Look, Fashion Police, Project Runway, just to name a few. These shows were not on television a few years ago. Look at the covers of any magazine aimed at women or teens; they target appearance. It is tough enough to meet standards of acceptable appearance when you have the money to spend on clothing.