our mission:
Clothing Closet Project aims to provide new and gently used clothing to those who need it most.
Anyone can donate – our clothing donation bin is located on Old Campus, adjacent to Dwight Hall. Here, Yale students and New Haven residents donate new or gently used shoes, clothing, and accessories. One to four times a month, volunteers fill up a Dwight Hall car with these items and drive them to Loaves and Fishes, an organization that works below St. Paul & St. James Episcopal Church to serve New Haven’s homeless and impoverished populations, as well as Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen and Community Soup Kitchen. In previous years, we have occasionally picked up donations directly from students and local residents.
How to get involved:
Work with CCP
The Clothing Closet Project is a great way to get involved with service at Yale and to give back to New Haven. Anyone is welcome to join at any time and we are always happy to welcome new members to the team!
Clothing Closet does clothing sorts on Wednesdays from 5-8pm in the Dwight Hall library. Stop by, grab some food, and sort some clothes! Contact the Project Head(s) with any questions.
Project Head: Allie Lopez (allie.lopez@yale.edu)
Donation rules
Are you donating to the bin? Please follow the following donation rules!
If the bin is full, please do not deposit more clothes
Please don’t pile clothes on the side of the bin
Please always deposit clothes in waterproof trash bags so they don’t get damaged
Other notes
Consider donating to Loaves and Fishes, DESK, or Midnight Run directly! See how to donate to Loaves and Fishes here, DESK here, and Midnight Run here.
If you are looking for other places to donate clothing, please consider the local Salvation Army, which accepts secondhand clothing for all seasons. It is open throughout the week, and located at 1359 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden.