D15 Community Closet aids families in need
Palatine Assisting Through Hope (PATH) and the Northwest Suburban Council (NWSC) of PTA/PTSA are partnering with District 15 to provide all D15 students and their families with opportunities to be properly clothed no matter the season through the District 15 Community Closet.
The District 15 Community Closet operates like a thrift store, with clothes available in sizes from infant through adult. However, all of the clothes at the Community Closet are free to District 15 families in need of assistance.
District 15 families in need of free, gently used clothing can now be signed up by a teacher, social worker, or any certified staff member for an appointment to shop the Community Closet.
Families can visit the Community Closet twice a year, but can only receive winter coats and new socks and underwear on one visit. New socks and underwear are only available for children.
The Community Closet is open one evening and one afternoon each month at Gray M. Sanborn School, 101 N. Oak St., Palatine.
The Community Closet will also be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences Monday, Nov. 21, and Tuesday, Nov. 22. Parents can receive special vouchers to visit the Community Closet from their children's teachers, and go directly to Sanborn to visit the Community Closet without an appointment following their conferences.
For more information, contact any District 15 school or social worker, or contact your school's PTA Health and Safety chair.