GIVE BACK WITH AN OUTFIT PACK
The Need
1 in 3 children in Massachusetts are at risk of Clothing Insecurity and without access to winter essentials. Without adequate cold-weather clothing, children cannot safely attend school, play outside, or do everything a child should be able to do.
Give Back with an Outfit Pack
Our annual Give Back with an Outfit Pack program gives you the power to fulfill a child’s winter clothing needs by providing them with an Outfit Pack. An Outfit Pack contains a week’s worth of clothing for a child (five shirts, four pairs of pants, and two sweaters). These crucial items allow children to dress appropriately for the cold weather and boost their confidence. This year’s program runs from October 1, 2024, through January 1, 2025.
How to Participate
1. Sign Up
Use the registration form on this page! You can register as an individual/family or as a community/corporate group to participate. This year, you can choose between completing a full Outfit Pack or half an Outfit Pack. If you have children’s clothing at home, let us know so we can match you with a similarly-sized child to receive your donations! After registering, you will receive your shopping tag with details via email within 3-5 business days. The last day to sign up for a shopping tag is 12:00 PM on December 20 .
2. Fill Your Pack
There are plenty of ways to fill your pack. You can shop online (check out the Amazon Wish List included on each tag), shop in person at your favorite store, or head to your closets and fill your pack with gently-used items.
3. Return Your Pack
Have you gathered all the items for your pack? Great! Please drop off your completed packs by January 1, 2025, at any of our drop-off locations, or ship them directly to our Giving Factory at 281 Newtonville Avenue, Newton, MA 02460. Please complete the form on this page and include your tag number so we know the pack is on its way.
Sign up now!
Fill out the form below.
Different Ways to Engage
Participating as a Family/Individual
Think about the spare clothing you have at home or have outgrown. Sign up for a tag in that size and gender and receive a tag for a child in that same size.
Participating as a Community Group
Sign up to receive multiple shopping tags and hang them in your group’s common space. Community members can take a tag or two and complete it with new or gently used clothing. At the end of your collection period, drop off all your tags and completed packs at The Giving Factory or at one of our drop-off locations.
Participating as a Corporate Group
Use this program as a team-building activity. Sign up for a child or two and split the items on the list across the team so everyone is responsible to find an item or two. Have teammates take to the store together or shop online to create a cohesive outfit.
Questions?
Email us at ma-community@cradlestocrayons.org.
