A Coventry charity that helps people in the city in clothing poverty has revealed it supported over 6,800 people in 2024. Clothing Coventry, based on Napier Street in Hillfields, helps people who need second-hand clothes and shoes donations.
The clothing bank provides clothing parcels to those in need through community clothing rails and custom clothing parcels, supporting 300 to 400 people monthly. They supply more than 150 parcels a month and also conduct school uniform projects, prom banks, toiletries, and Christmas gifts to families in Coventry who can’t afford them.
The clothing parcels come from referrals from health visitors, women’s aid, homeless charities, food banks, plus self-referrals. The team revealed on Facebook that 3,496 school uniforms were distributed, and 12,405 items were taken from their free community rails. In total, they helped 4,627 children and 6,845 people with clothing in 2024.
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The Coventry Clothing team says they will ‘never judge or discriminate’ anyone who needs help, and for 2025, they will still be offering free clothes, shoes, and school uniforms for anyone in Coventry who needs them.
In a statement on Facebook, the team said: “Thank you to everyone who donates clothes and shoes to us. With your help, we supported 6845 people who requested clothes in 2024. Because of your donations, 4627 children have warm, dry clothes that fit them, and 3496 children went to school in the right uniform so they could stand proud alongside their peers.
“488 homeless people kept warm this winter because you sent us socks and pants from our Amazon wishlist or donated your coats and shoes. Thank you to our 72 registered volunteers who came in all weather to receive, sort, and distribute donations.
“Thank you for sharing our posts, sending us care parcels, telling others about us, and being there for us in every way in 2024.”
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