Donating clothes

Submitted by jessica l. on July 23, 2008 - 8:52pm.

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Hey there,

I'm wondering if anyone knows any good places in London to donate clothes and such items which I no longer need. I'm currently in the midst of cleaning out half my house in Mississauga, and will be moving back to London in September. I can't really find any good places around my place here that seem legit, so I figured I'd see if I can find suggestions for the London area.

I've got a whole lot of women's clothing, as well as a bunch of winter gear -- jackets/coats, gloves, hats, scarves, etc... I know from experience that London winters can be brutal, so it'd be great if I can find these items a good home.

I've also got some random things like gym/sports equipment (skates, rackets, gym bags, etc.) as well as a huge load of yarn for knitting, and boxes of boxes of fabric and stuff for sewing -- anyone know any places that could use any of these items? I don't really skate, or play tennis, or knit or sew, so I really just want to find someone/someplace that'll put this stuff to good use.

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youth action centre!

Submitted by sheleena on July 29, 2008 - 9:40am.

hi jessica,

the youth action centre at dundas and richmond also loves donations. we provide programs and services for street youth ages 16-24. we are always looking for interesting materials for creative projects/programs, as well as basic needs supplies (food, clothing, hygiene) to distribute at the centre and through our street outreach services. we are located at 141 dundas street in the basement of the skill centre building. 434-6500.

peace,

sheleena

Unity Project Loves Clothing donations.

Submitted by Mike McGregor on July 24, 2008 - 2:17am.

We at the Unity Project for the Relief of Homelessness in London love clothes donations. Usually woman's clothes that have are in good shape get grabbed up pretty quick by the ladies at the shelter. I'm sure the gym bags could get some use from folks at the Unity Project too. I don't think we'd be the best place to donate the sporting goods though, maybe Goodwill or the Boy's and Girl's club would be a good place to drop those off.

The Unity Project is located at 717 Dundas Street ( We're tucked in behind a big white house at 719-721 Dundas. It's on the South side of the street between Lyle and Hewett streets, about a block-and-a-half east of Adelaide.) our phone # is 519-433-8700 and we're open 24/7.

And Fellas, we hardly ever get wearable men's clothes donated. We can always use pants' jeans, shorts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, foot-wear. jackets, etc...

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thanks!

Submitted by jessica l. on July 25, 2008 - 11:14pm.

Awesome, thanks mike. Now that I think about it, I do recall hearing about the Unity Project when a classmate organized a clothing drive in December last year...

I'll definitely hang on to the stuff I've got and drop it off to you guys when I move back in September...and in the meantime I'm sure I can find some men's wear around the house that I can donate as well.

clothing donations

Submitted by John Packowski on July 28, 2008 - 9:06pm.

a couple of other suggestions. the unity project is an excellent place to donate (though, i confess to a certain bias), but, for hard to place items like sports gear, the mission store at william and bathurst is also a good place. so, too, is the st vincent de paul store on york street (southside, near the adelaide street bridge). the latter is particulary useful for furniture items - they have helped furnish the apartments of a few of my acquaintaces getting back on their feet. the former is excellent - since being able to buy my own clothes, they have become my favourite haberdasher. they carried me through more than one rough winter.