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67 people are interested
Give FREE clothing to Women, Infants and Children!
ORGANIZATION: His Kid's Closet
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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67 people are interested
His Kid's Closet collects donated clothing and redistributes it to kids in need through school social workers and the WIC Clinic at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. We need people to help distribute our clothing at WIC. Volunteers are asked to choose an hour or two during which they can help people find the clothes they need upon their request. Volunteers will direct customers to the right sizes, count their items when they are done choosing and record the number of items taken. You can sign up for a specific time slot on our Facebook page's "Sign Up" button.
Each hour can accomodate up to 3 volunteers. This can be a one-time thing or a repeating volunteer relationship. This portion of our process is very rewarding as you are afforded the opportunity to give something directly to someone who needs it at no charge. WIC is also a kid friendly location, so bringing along children of any age is possible, which makes this a unique opportunity. Children over the age of 6 may be capable of helping bag customers items or even counting them! Our greatest need tends to be for help between the hours of 11-12 and 1-4 though anytime is still a big help. WE ONLY DO THIS ON TUESDAYS, though with more volunteer support we hope to add other days.
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About His Kid's Closet
Location:
201 W Kenyon Road, Champaign, IL 61821, US
Mission Statement
His Kid's Closet's purpose is to help people in need by providing them with clothing and or other necessary items at little or no cost. Our purpose is to promote social welfare and relief of the poor and distressed or the underprivileged and to lead people to a meaningful relationship with God.
Description
His Kid's Closet takes donated clothing and redistributes it for free or at a low cost in the community. We are a federally tax exempt 501c3, making any donations tax deductible. We give out free clothes on Tuesdays at the Champaign WIC clinic from 9-4 volunteer support permitting. His Kid's Closet accepts donations and also accepts orders from school social workers for specific items. Teachers, parents and social workers are all welcome to identify needs and make requests. We also accept donations of non-necessity items in order to sell them to cover operational costs, as well as donations of necessity items which are sometimes sold at very low prices in order to help cover costs as well. For example we might sell a highchair or a stroller for $5, in order to see it get into the hands of someone who may NEED it. We envision growth to serve a larger portion of the community and see our overall goal as reducing local poverty, and aim to empower rather than enable our clients and hope to grow to this end.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
201 West Kenyon RoadChampaign, IL 61820
DATE POSTED
February 6, 2017
SKILLS
- Child Welfare
- Organization
- People Skills
- Bilingual
- Relationship Building
- Management
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- We ask that you commit 1-2 hours to this activity.
- Training takes about 15 minutes in person at 201 W. Kenyon Road.