D15 Community Closet provides clothing for all seasons

Palatine Assisting Through Hope and the Northwest Suburban Council 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. For information, contact any District 15 school or social worker, or contact your school's PTA Health and Safety chair.

Donations, volunteers Needed

Donations to the District 15 Community Closet can be dropped off in donation boxes located in the main entrances at all District 15 schools. Receipt forms are available at each donation location.

In addition to gently used clothing, donations of new pairs of socks and underwear in all sizes and styles are always needed, especially in the winter months when more families are accessing the Community Closet.

Additionally, the District 15 Community Closet is always in need of volunteers to sort clothes and/or operate the closet when it is open. This is a great opportunity for junior high, high school, and college students to earn community service hours. Adults are welcome, too.

For information on donating and volunteering, contact info@path-palatine.org or visit PATH's website, www.path-palatine.org, and click "Be A Volunteer."