How to Donate Clothing
Thank you for donating your GENTLY USED or NEW clothing to Clothed by Faith — we couldn’t serve the community without you. Your gift helps provide a week’s worth of clothing to children and adults in need across Greater Houston.
When donating, please ensure items are fresh, quality clothing and shoes in good condition. Consider whether your gift will bring the dignity, comfort, and confidence we strive to offer every client.
Please bag all donations (no boxes or hangers) and drop them off at either BRANCH or at a Clothed by Faith CLOTHING DONATION BIN.
What do we do with donations we can’t give to our clients?
Some donated items may be too worn or would not provide dignity to our clients. Others may be luxury or high‑cost pieces such as designer clothing or bags, or items that are out of season, vintage, cocktail, or formal wear. These donations are redirected through other channels so that nothing goes to waste.
In 2024 we recycled over 214 tons of shoes & clothing
ITEMS THAT ARE TOO WORN; WE RECYCLE:
Sustainability, recycling and carbon footprint have all become buzzwords in today’s society where creating a positive impact on the local community and protecting our environment is becoming more important by the day. The mission of Clothed by Faith relies on the principle of reusing gently used clothing which helps to reduce waste as well as satisfy an essential need for clothing among the underserved. However, recycling is also a big part of what we do. When we speak of Clothed by Faith’s recycling operations we are not referring to reusing donated, gently used clothing. We are referring to processing donations that are unsuitable to be passed on as clothing directly to our clients.
What do we do with these donations? If we were to throw them away we would be contributing to the 8.75 billion pounds of cloth waste that is sent to landfills and incinerators in the US where they would either take time to decompose or be converted into carbon emissions in the incinerator. Instead Clothed by Faith sends these garments to an organization that specializes in recycling textiles where they are graded and converted using energy-efficient processing into various materials that may ultimately return to the consumer as home insulation, carpet padding, redesigned clothing and rags. The organization Clothed by Faith uses also sends items to 3rd world countries which in turn creates jobs and income in those areas.
The United States recycles billions of pounds of clothing, shoes, belts, purses and other accessories every year and Clothed by Faith is committed to this environmentally conscious activity. In 2020 we generated 84 tonnes of recycling material and it remains a core part of our operations, providing an income stream that helps to support our clothing philanthropy.
TAX INFORMATION:
Clothed By Faith is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and can provide tax receipts for both financial and material contributions.
Our EIN Tax ID is 46-4186754.
