- Since our founding in April 2000, Dignity U Wear has donated:
- over 6.6 million pieces of brand new clothing,
- valued at over $125 million,
- to more than 450,000 children, men and women throughout the United States
- Clothing is distributed to individuals through a network of 300+ nonprofit social service agencies in all 50 states.
- New clothing is donated by manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Our largest apparel industry partners at this time include Phillips Van Heusen, Fishman & Tobin, Cato, Children’s Apparel Network and Stein Mart. Donated clothing includes excess inventory, samples, IRs, cancellations, logo overruns and seasonal merchandise.
- Thanks to our business model and great industry partners, Dignity U Wear is one of the best bargains in philanthropy maintaining a fundraising and management cost ration below 4%!
- 95% of clothing received from manufacturers is sorted, inventoried, packed (by requested size, and gender) and shipped to recipient agencies by volunteers.
- Areas of emphasisinclude:
- School Clothing for Children – removing a barrier to education by providing new clothing to school children in need;
- Veterans – providing work-appropriate clothing for veterans seeking employment and basic clothing necessities for those who have become homeless helping the homeless; and
- Women and Girls- Helping women and girls who have suffered domestic violence, emotional and/or sexual abuse, or are at risk to drop out of school.
