Give Clothes. Give Confidence.

Catie’s Closet gives children in need life-changing access to clothing and basic necessities
so they can thrive in school and in life.

Because it’s so much more than clothes

Catie’s Closet operates two key programs that provide children in crisis with the resources they need to succeed in and out of the classroom.

In-School Closet Program

The In-School Closet Program gives children the opportunity to shop for clothing and other basic necessities right inside their schools during school hours, free of charge.  Learn more about this program.

SOS Urgent Response Program

The SOS Urgent Response Program partners with vetted social service agencies to deliver a special customized package filled with two weeks’ worth of clothing to children transitioning between stable living conditions. Learn more about this program.

Be Me Initiative

By encouraging all of us to LOVE ourselves as we are, Be Me paves the way to a world of tolerance and understanding.  Learn more.

Our Impact

From individual students to the schools they attend in the cities they live, we’re creating an everlasting impact on their today and tomorrow.

Schools with a poverty Rate of

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Schools in MA & NH

Through free access to essential basic necessities, Catie’s Closet lays the foundation on which students in crisis can build a successful future.

Students who utilize Catie’s Closet’s services endure numerous challenges, including poverty, homelessness, foster care and refugee transitions, mental and emotional health struggles, and isolation.

Each of these not only leads to disengagement from school, but often has a negative influence on their self-esteem and overall well-being.

With Catie’s Closet…

Students receive safe, immediate help.

The children we serve are desperate for relief. Catie’s Closet is a consistent resource that immediately responds with compassion, love, and care, demonstrating to students they have a safe place to turn within their school and their community.

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Children experience the incredible benefits of trusting relationships.

Students are helped by Catie’s Closet with trusted school faculty or their community social worker who is aware of their situation. Students receive assurance they are cared for and learn to rely on school and their community as their safe place and solution to their current struggles.

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Kids and teens feel confident and valued for who they are.

Catie’s Closet removes the visible sign of poverty and gives each student agency to choose the clothes they wear. With newfound freedom to express themselves and a vision beyond the barriers they face, they can apply themselves in school, during play, and in society.

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We can’t change students’ homes, take away their past traumas, diminish their fears or replant their family trees, but we can do what we’ve done for the past 13 years and meet their most basic and immediate physical needs to help them feel good about themselves, engage in learning, and make a positive difference in the world around them.

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