"WHEN STUDENTS FEEL GOOD

ABOUT THE WAY THEY ARE DRESSED,

THEY CAN MORE EASILY FOCUS ON

LEARNING, GROWING AND SUCCEEDING."  

History

The RISD Council of PTAs Clothes Closet began in 1986 as a joint project of the PTAs that make up the RISD Council. This is our 37th year. Last year we served over 550 RISD students alone.

The purpose is to assist RISD students who have been identified by a campus nurse or counselor as needing clothing assistance. Parents can refer their children to their school counselor or nurse, who will in turn pass their information along to the Clothes Closet. Any campus staff member can refer a student for assistance, but the referral form can only come from the school counselor or nurse.

Location

The Clothes Closet is located at:
1239 Belt Line Road, Richardson 75080

It is a little brown house just across Belt Line from Richardson High School. You may park in the lot to the west of the house. Follow the ramp on the west side of the house to the main entrance. The traditional ‘front door’ that faces Belt Line is for emergency exit only.

How We Are Funded

We are 100% volunteer-run. We receive clothing donations and monetary donations. All monetary donations are used to purchase clothing items for students. We have a partnership with World Wear Project whereby we donate clothing items that the Clothes Closet can not use and World Wear Project weighs those donations and compensates us by the pound for those items. Again, all money is used for purchases for our students.

Clothing Donations

We take clothing that will fit students from PreK through high school (and beyond for some programs). Clothing we accept must be current in style, clean, and free of damage.  We also accept new, full-sized toiletries, backpacks, lunch bags, new socks, new underwear, new shoes, jewelry, and hair accessories.

We also accept clothing and other items unusable to the Clothes Closet. These items are sold to The World Wear Project who will give us money for these unusable donations so we can purchase clothing for the Clothes Closet.

Another way to donate, you can shop our Amazon Wish List and have items shipped directly to our Clothes Closet Chairs.  You can shop here:  amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/DT1G0U2QHJ21?ref_=wl_share

Financial Donations

Finally, the last way you can make a large impact on our students in need is your financial contribution.  Your support in any amount of your choice will directly enable us to reach as many students as possible and provide the comfort they need to succeed!