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. Over 30 law firms and other organizations collected donations, and over 1,800 bags of sorted, gently-used clothing was donated to 35 shelters and other homeless services organizations. Thank you to all who helped make the drive a success.

This year’s drive will occur December 6-8, 2024 at 3007 Tilden Street, NW.

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, December 6 from 8:30am-6:30pm, or Saturday, December 7, 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 and Saturday (December 6-7) and Sunday morning (December 8). 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.

You can sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49A8A6283-52237354-gfth. 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 fill out our form here or 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.