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Gifts for the Homeless, Inc.
Department Number 0046
Washington, DC 20073-0046
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GFTH has held a used clothing drive every year since 1989. Over the years, the drive has expanded exponentially –
- with fewer than 1,000 bags of clothing distributed the first year to more than 4,500 large bags distributed in 2006, and
- from a handful of volunteers to several hundred volunteers!
Our annual Gifts for the Homeless Used Clothing Drive was on December 5-7, 2008!
- Location: The Portals III, located at D Street S.W., between 12th and 13th Streets. Metro (Blue and Orange Lines) or L’Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange, Yellow, and Green Lines). (Note: Street address is 1201 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024, but the entrance is on D Street, S.W. – signs with “GFTH” printed on them will be displayed in the windows).
- Times: Friday, December 5 (8:30 am to 6:30 pm); Saturday, December 6 (8:30 am to 6:30 pm); Sunday December 7 (8:30 am to 6:30 pm).
- Parking: Available at the building on all three days.
- Volunteer: Contact Ceceile Patterson (CPATTERS@skadden.com or 202-371-7695). We are looking for volunteers to help us sort the used clothing donations and deliver the donated items to the shelters we serve. Drivers with SUVs, vans, station wagons, and pick-up trucks needed!
- Donate Used Clothing Items: Please make a donation of used clothing, accessories (shoes, hats, gloves, winter scarves, etc.), sleeping bags, blankets, comforters, and toiletries. We particularly need coats, men’s clothing, and children’s clothing. “Plus” sizes are appreciated.
- Monetary Donations: Please consider making a donation to GFTH. 100% of every penny we receive is used to purchase essential new winter clothing items (thermal gloves, thermal socks, knit hats, sweatshirts, sweatpants, etc.) for homeless men, women and children in the D.C. metro area to help keep them a little bit warmer this winter!
- Free Gift Cards from Tutor.com for volunteers: Tutor.com, an on-line tutoring company, will be handing out gift cards at our sorting site (one per family) entitling the recipient to 40 “anytime” minutes with a certified tutor for on-line tutoring help in Math and Science (grades 5 through 12)!
The 2007 annual GFTH Used Clothing Drive was held on the weekend of Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. Once again we sorted donated clothing and other items at The Portals III on D Street SW. 321 volunteers helped us sort and deliver 3,945 bags of good quality used clothing, blankets, luggage and other items to 78 shelters and other facilities that serve the homeless throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area.
We are grateful to Republic Properties Corporation for generously helping us secure the use of The Portals III for our 2007 Used Clothing Drive.
Pictures from previous drives. Click thumbnails below for larger image. Click larger image to scroll through gallery.
The 2006 Used Clothing Drive was held on Friday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 3. We sorted at The Portals III, located on D Street SW, between 12th and 13th Streets SW. We delivered 4,601 bags of used clothing to 72 shelters in Washington, D.C. and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs!
The 2005 Clothing Drive. During the 2005 Drive, we delivered 3,746 bags of used clothing and other necessities to a recordbreaking 69 shelters, transitional shelters and other organizatons that serve the homeless and needy in Washington DC and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs!
The 2004 Clothing Drive. In 2004, we received contributions from 81 law firms and other organizations, and 380 volunteers helped us sort the donations -- they filled 4,703 large bags and boxes of used clothing -- and then delivered them to 64 shelters and facilities in DC, Maryland and Virginia!!
The 2003 Clothing Drive. Continuing our growth trend, GFTH delivered a whopping total of 3,945 bags of clothing, blankets, toiletries and other necessary items to 62 area organizations, including shelters, transitional homes, soup kitchens and other programs that serve the homeless and needy!! Once again, it was only through the generousity of those who donated clothes and supplies and the dedicated work of our volunteers that GFTH was able to serve these 62 organizations in DC, Maryland and Virginia.
The 2002 Clothing Drive. Thanks to all the people who generously donated clothing and/or time, GFTH was able to deliver 3,585 bags of good, used clothing and other items to 57 shelters, transitional homes and other organizations that serve the homeless and needy in DC and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
The 2001 Clothing Drive. In 2001, GFTH delivered 3,114 bags of used clothing and other necessities to 42 shelters, transitional homes, soup kitchens, and other such organizations in Washington, DC. At the time, this was our highest total ever, almost 700 bags more than 2000.
Thanks to all of our donors and volunteers. The used clothing drives would not be possible without your support! Also, thank you for helping us continue to grow and find ways to expand the number of organizations we serve.
Click here for the list of shelters that may be continuing to accept donations. You may want to call the shelter to be certain they are able to accept additional donations.
