Professional Clothing Drives at Johns Hopkins

Donate new and gently used professional clothing to help formerly homeless, disabled or low income men and women just entering or re-entering the workforce. Donations to the Sprin g & Summer Clothing Drive will benefit the employment programs of Maryland New Directions and the Helping Up Mission.

Spring & Summer 2013 Dates: Tuesday, May 14 - Tuesday, May 28         Printer-Friendly Flyer

Recent recipients of professional clothing donations include the employment programs and services of: Paul's Place, Suited to Succeed, Housing the Homeless Initiative, League for People with Disabilities, Million Dollar Man, Bea Gaddy's Women and Children's Center, Success in Style, Project PLASE, the Maryland Foster Youth Resource Center, Hand in Hand Baltimore/Alternative Directions, Inc., International Rescue Committee, and St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore.

What Kind of Clothing Can Be Donated?

It is helpful to the agencies if you donate clothing appropriate to the season of the collection, since agencies generally have very limited storage space.

Donated clothing should be:

• New or gently used
• Clean (dry-cleaned or laundered)
• Not stained or damaged
• Appropriate to wear to the office, including:
  • Suits
  • Tailored Separates
  • Blouses, shirts
  • "Business casual" attire including khaki pants (not jeans), nice looking sweaters, polo shirts, etc.
  • Ties, scarves
  • Shoes in very good condition

The general rule is: if you would not want to wear it because of its condition, don't donate it to someone else who needs to make a good first impression when looking for a job.

Where Can I Drop Off Clothing for Pick Up?

Clothing is picked up from several locations throughout the university. Please separate the men's and women's clothing before you drop it off and place the clothing in different, marked bags. Also, please do not place clothing on hangers as they make pick-up and delivery challenging and dangerous.

Please deliver clothing to the appropriate drop-off site starting May 14 and no earlier.

PLEASE CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE PERSON LISTED BELOW TO ARRANGE A DROP-OFF TIME FOR YOUR CLOTHING DONATION:

For general questions, contact Brandi Monroe-Payton bmonroe6@jhu.edu or 443-997-7000. Thank you for supporting the community with your donation.