HOW...WHEN...WHERE GUIDE TO
FREE CLOTHING
HOW...WHEN...WHERE GUIDE TO
FREE CLOTHING
(updated June 2009)
Here is a list of churches and community groups that give out clothing, free except where noted. (Some also give out food, but you should call about dates and times of food programs.) You might want to look for a program close to home, because some warn that their donated clothing may not be worth subway fare to you.
BRONX
St. Ann’s Church of Morrisania
295 St. Ann’s Ave. at 140th St.
(718) 585-5632
Clothing is placed in bin outside; take as you please.
St. John’s Lutheran Church
1343 Fulton Ave. between 169 and 170 St.
(718) 293-0300
Tues & Wed 9:30 to11:30 am
Request small donation or referral letter.
Catholic Charities
326 E. 150th St.
(718) 292-9090
Mon through Friday 10 am to 2 pm
Need written referral.
BROOKLYN
St. John the Baptist Church
75 Lewis Ave, Bed-Sty
(Willoughby St. entrance)
(718) 455-6864
Mon, Wed, Thurs 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Need written referral and ID.
Trinity Human Services Corp.
153 Johnson Ave, Williamsburg
(718) 388-3176
Tuesday 1 to 3 pm
ID preferred.
MANHATTAN
Bowery Mission
227 Bowery
(212) 674-3456
Tuesday 1 to 3 pmTues and Fri 1 to 3 pm (men). Referral needed.
Wed 1 to 4 pm (women). Referral needed.
Cathedral Community Care
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave.
(212) 316-7581
Tues and Thurs, 10 am-1 pm
No written referral except for professonal clothes (skirts, suits, ties, dress shirts).
East 7th St. Baptist Church
184 E. 7th Street
(212) 473-0044
Thurs 10 am (start handing out tkts at 9:30)
No referral or ID needed.
Ephesus 7th Day Adventist Church
101 W. 123rd St. at Lenox Ave. (2nd door, ring bell).
(212) 662-5536
Tues 11 am to 1 pm
July and August 11 am to 4 pm
Middle Collegiate Church
50 E. 7th St.
(212) 477-0666
Mon and Thurs 4 to 6 pm
New York City Rescue Mission
90 Lafayette St. near Canal
(212) 226-6214
Call before 12; pickup Wed 3 to 5 pm
Women every day – call first and come after 3 pm.
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
308 W. 46th St.
(212) 246 3540
1st Monday each month (except Labor Day)
11:30 am to 2 pm. ID needed.
St. Paul’s House
335 W. 51st St.
(212) 265-5433
Tues 10 to 11 am
No referral needed for casual clothing; referrals for professional clothing.
If you need referrals to sources of free clothing, go to The Coalition for the Homeless at 129 Fulton Street, Lower Manhattan, Mon-Fri 9 am-2 pm.