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.
