Donate New or Gently Used Items

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Donating new or gently used children’s clothes is a simple yet impactful way to support students in need. Contributing clothing items and other essentials to Catie’s Closet, you help local children in grades preK-12 show up and shine every day with confidence.

Whether you would like to donate your children’s outgrown clothing or gift brand-new clothing items or hygiene products, you will make a lasting difference for children and teens in the community.

Items We Accept

Drop-Off Checklist

Distribution Centers

Already donated items? Thank you! Click here to receive an item donation tax receipt.

Items we accept

We accept items that make children and teens feel confident and proud. Our team works diligently to ensure our closets and SOS orders offer in-style clothing and essentials that bring dignity and relief to a child in need.

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Items we accept in new or gently-used condition:

Bottoms: jeans, pants, shorts, sweatpants, joggers, and leggings
Tops: long-sleeve and short-sleeve shirts, sweatshirts/hoodies, dresses, and tank tops
Coats, hats, and gloves
Accessories styled for children and teens
Prom attire, dresses, dress shirts, and ties

Items we accept in NEW condition only:

Full-sized youth toiletries, including shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, conditioner, deodorant, soap, shaving products, textured hair products, and menstrual products
Sneakers, boots, sandals, and shoes
Socks and underwear for youth and teen
Uniforms and backpacks
School Supplies
Bras and sports bras

Sizes accepted:

Youth boys & girls styles in sizes 4 – 20
Teen boys & girls styles in sizes XS – 3X
Teen girls styles in sizes 1 – 24
Teen boy styles in sizes 28 – 48
Infant & toddler sizes newborn – 3T

Items we DO NOT accept:

Formal wear
Household goods
Furniture
Baby products

Toys
Books
Travel-sized toiletries

Opened or used toiletries or menstrual products, even if individually wrapped

Items with excessive wear, rips, stains, and any inappropriate sayings or gestures

Important to-dos before dropping off your items

Check your donations

Please ensure your items are free from stains, rips, broken zippers, etc.
Please make sure all items are appropriate for children or teens attending school. While teens could fit into adult clothing, our students feel most confident wearing clothing and brands styled for their age group. Examples of beautiful but mature brands to leave out of your donation bags include Talbots, Chiccos, The Loft, Charter Club, etc.

Bag up your donations

Kitchen-sized trash bags or smaller bags are preferred. Please refrain from using large contractor trash bags as they may not fit in our donation bin and for the safety of our team. We cannot accept items that are loose or in bins. Also, we kindly request that you remove any hangers before placing your donations in a bag.

Did something accidentally make it into a donation bag?

We highly recommend checking your bagged items before donating to ensure a personal item you want to keep was not accidentally placed in a bag. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to find your item after it has been donated.

Need a receipt?

Your clothing and product donations are tax deductible.

Click here to get your tax donation receipt.

Once you are ready to donate your items, bring them to one of our Distribution Centers closest to you and place them in the donation bin outside! We are open Monday through Friday; however, our donation bins are available 24/7.

Please note: Our donation bins are regularly monitored and emptied frequently. Please call the Distribution Center using the information below to arrange drop-off for a large number of donations.