How to Donate School Clothes
Whether your children have outgrown their school clothes, or if you have school clothes that you no longer wear, consider donating them instead of throwing them away, so that other people can make use of them. It is a simple process that can help others in need.
- Sort through all of the clothes after you have made a large pile of them. Make sure that you remove any type of clothing that cannot be worn. Examples of these types of clothes include anything that is dirty and will not be repaired, ripped clothing and any type of clothing that has stains that cannot be removed. If the stains are not that noticeable, consider bringing them just in case others would not mind a minor inconvenience.
- Place all of the clothing in bags so that you can easily transport them to the donation site. If you pack them in boxes, you are allowing the possibility of them being damaged if it is raining outside and the rain goes through the boxes. For this reason, it is best to use plastic bags or bags that are waterproof.
- Contact the school district to inquire about clothing drives and prepare the clothes you have to be picked up or plan to drop them off at the location yourself.
- Contact the local goodwill stores if there are no clothing drives coming up soon with the school district. Either way, you are allowing those in need to benefit from what you no longer have a need for.