In the 11 years of operation, we have provided clothing, shoes and accessories to families in our communities. Does not matter where they live, no paperwork required, income status does not apply.
We serve families by appointment only, 4-5 times a month which includes 1 Saturday. In the first 8 months of this year, we have served 417 unique families that have 3,768 family members with 48,566 articles of clothing, shoes, and accessories.
The IMPACT: In the past 11 years we have been open we have saved our families approximately $2,197,257‚ ($3 average cost per item at a thrift store x our total pieces of clothing). Money that can used on housing, food, and everyday essentials!
Yearly cost is (based on 2022 YTD numbers) for an average family of 5‚ $93
Our Back-to-School New Socks and Underwear will be distributed in August and September, PLUS each child receives new shoes. In 2022 we distributed 7630 new socks and new underwear as well as 753 pairs of new shoes to our families with school age children. Our families can receive these items once throughout the year.
The month of December, our Toy Giveaway, which was incorporated into our appointment program, provided 1133 toys for Christmas morning.
In addition to serving our families through weekly appointments, we also see and hear many other reasons for needing our services…..a fire family lost everything….CPS just brought my grandson to me and he has no clothing….I am having shoulder surgery and need button up shirts and don’t have extra funds…the bus lost my luggage, my luggage was stolen, can we get some clothes from you…the hospital just called, my sister who is on drugs just had a baby and they want me to come get it, I did not even know she was pregnant… I am a new foster parent, and these 4 kids don’t even have underwear much less clothes.
THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES and we open up just for them.
Community Clothes Closet is a non-profit charitable organization established as a Christian outreach to provide assistance to families in need of free clothing in Denton and surrounding counties. Our goal is to provide clothing for everyday life, to wear to school and even a job interview all at no-cost.
Funding for New Socks, Underwear and Shoes for Back to School.
Funding for Winter Coats for Kids.
Funding for children's clothing in sizes that we do not have in our inventory.
The Community Clothes Closet serves families from all walks of life, does not matter where a family lives or the reason for wanting to shop for FREE Clothing.
Organization name
COMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET
Causes
Social Services, Youth & Children
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas, Denton, Hood, Montague, Tarrant, Wise
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
PO BOX 475