The Gifts for the Homeless yearly used clothing drive occurs once each year. It is one of the largest and oldest used clothing drives in the DC area. We supply thousands of bags of gently used clothing to dozens of shelters and homeless support organizations throughout the greater Washington DC region. Last year’s drive was a great success. Nearly 50 law firms and other organizations collected donations, and over 2,500 bags of sorted, gently-used clothing were donated to 44 shelters and other homeless services organizations. Thank you to all who helped make the drive a success.
The 2026 Used Clothing Drive is underway! Please join us as we collect thousands of bags of gently used clothing to deliver to dozens of shelters and homeless service organizations across the DMV area.
Donating Items
We accept donations from all types of organizations and individuals. The success of our drive depends on our partner organizations running their own “feeder drives” in the weeks leading up to the main drive.
If your organization is interested in running a feeder drive, please contact us (see below) for additional details and materials to help with your drive. If your employer has not participated with us in the past, please ask them to participate! We work with law firms, nonprofits, companies, schools, and other employers and organizations around DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Deliver your donations to our clothing drive on either Friday or Saturday from 8:30am until the early afternoon. When we finish sorting on Saturday, we need to close our doors. If you need help arranging delivery, see our FAQ page or contact us.
Volunteering
Come volunteer at the clothing drive! We need volunteers during the day on Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5. The location is the same as last year, 3007 Tilden St. NW, Washington, DC 20008. This is a fun, family-friendly event where all can participate in helping to provide needed items to the homeless. In particular, you can help sort, fold, and bag up the clothing donations so that we can get them out to the dozens of organizations that we supply. We also always can use volunteers with cars who are willing to either help pick up or deliver clothing donations.
Please return here in the next few weeks to sign-up. Walk-ins are also welcome!
Receiving Items
If you are associated with a homeless shelter or homeless services organization in DC, Maryland, or Virginia and would like to receive used clothing from us, please come back to this site by mid-November for a link to our form to request deliveries. Contact us at the information below.
Spread the Word!
Help spread the word about our drive to your friends, family, and neighbors. You can follow us at:
- Facebook: GiftsForTheHomeless
- Twitter/X: @GFTH
- Instagram: GFTHdc
Please also post about the drive on your own social media or to your neighborhood community boards.
For more details or to find out how you can participate in the drive (by donating items, running a feeder drive, volunteering, or signing your organization up to receive donations), please email Ted Kornobis (tkornobis@gfth.org) or Justin Loffredo (j.e.loffredo@gmail.com)
Thank you for all you do to help the homeless.