Opportunities From: Spark

At Clothes To Kids of Denver, we give away over 12,000 pairs of shoes in a year! We can't do this without strong community support. A Kicks For Kids shoe drive is a great fit for businesses, schools, scout troops, sports teams, clubs, religious communities and service organizations wanting to make a BIG difference! Individuals are welcome to host one too with friends, neighbors, family or anyone else in your circle.

We accept many styles of shoes but no formal wear or flip flops. Shoe donations don't need to be new but do need to be in great condition, clean and ready to wear. If the soles are worn bare or there are holes or are dirty, please find another home for them. We accept shoe sizes from Youth 8 through adult size 17.

We have more details to share but here are the highlights...

1. Pick a timeframe that works for you.

2. Promote your drive by educating the community about what we do and why we need their help. 

3. Create appealing collection bins that are well labeled and easily accessible.

4. Keep a tally of what you are collecting. It is fun to report back to your donors how much you have collected. 

5. Make sure your donations meet our needs by removing items that are poor quality or not suitable for CTKD and direct them somewhere else. 

6. Schedule a drop off time for your donations and deliver them to the CTKD store.

Please contact us at Volunteer@clothestokidsdenver.org for more details.  

Clothe a Child - Change a Life

At CTKD, we give away over 60,000 pairs of new socks and underwear in a year! We can always use help from the community filling our inventory with a great selection of socks and underwear from size 4T through all adult sizes. 

An Undie 500 Challenge is a great fit for businesses, schools, scout troops, sports teams, clubs, religious communities and service organizations wanting to make a BIG difference! Individuals are welcome to host one too with friends, neighbors, family or anyone else in your circle.

All socks and underwear must be brand new and in original packaging.  

We have more details to share but here are the highlights...

1. Pick a timeframe that works for you.

2. Promote your drive by educating the community about what we do and why we need their help. 

3. Create appealing collection bins that are well labeled and easily accessible.

4. Keep a tally of what you are collecting. It is fun to report back to your donors how much you have collected. 

5. Make sure your donations meet our needs by removing items that are not suitable for CTKD and direct them somewhere else. 

6. Schedule a drop off time for your donations and deliver them to the CTKD store.

Please contact us at Volunteer@clothestokidsdenver.org for more details. 

Clothe a Child - Change a Life

About the Bin Program

At CTKD, we give free school clothes to students in need or in crisis. We have 30 collection bins placed across the metro area that the community uses to help us fill our boutique with great quality clothing. Hosting a Community Collection Bin is an ongoing opportunity to pass along gently used clothing and give the items directly to someone who really needs them. Donated clothing items are turned around quickly and often go home with a family within a few days of being donated.

At our boutique, we provide a warm and welcoming, retail-like setting where students can select the wardrobe pieces that meet their needs. Each student receives a wardrobe that is a week's worth of school clothes - 21 pieces - and it is all FREE. In a year, we give away over 10,000 wardrobes to students around the Denver Metro area. We cannot do this work without strong community support so thank you for helping make this happen!

Bin Champion Role

To support our mission on an ongoing basis, individuals or groups can sponsor a bin at their location. Hosting a bin comes with some responsibilities that are great fit for schools, civic organizations and businesses. We ask the volunteers serving as Bin Champions to...

Promote the bin in your community or business newsletter, social media outlets or any other communication channels.  You will receive regular updates from CTKD about our greatest needs and current events. Share our Donation Guidelines so your donors give items suitable for our purposes.

Advocate for CTKD in your community. Educate everyone - customers, families, participants, members - about our mission with the goal of collecting as much high-quality clothing as possible. As a bonus, you also get the word out that we are here to help families who may need us.  

Collect clothing regularly by making the bin easily accessible. Our boutique stocks a wide selection of stylish, high quality, gently used clothing so all clothing donations need to be in great condition, current styles appealing to kids and teens, clean and ready to wear.

Deliver your donations to the CTKD store. Empty the bin as often as necessary but at least once a month. 

Bin Dimensions & Placement

The dimensions of the bin are 48" tall and 24" square. It is on wheels and easy to move. It is made of metal but is not weatherproof and intended for indoor use. There may be some cases when it can be outdoors if it is well protected from the elements and secure. These are exceptions. The bin can be placed for a period of a minimum of 3 months up to 12 months or more. We will work with you to determine what the best time frame is.