Donation Guidelines
Donations will be paused starting December 23, 2024 for year-end inventory and will reopen January 6, 2025. We appreciate your patience, generosity and willingness to donate clothing!
Please call to schedule a drop-off appointment at 616-458-5443. We kindly ask that you do not drop-off clothing without an appointment. Please do not leave any clothing donations at the door or anywhere around the building.
We accept clothing appropriate for job interviews. We ask that clothing donations be:
- current in style (3 years old or less)
- clean and in excellent condition
- current season
For the business boutique, we look for:
- 2 piece suits
- Blazers
- Shoes
- Purses, totes, portfolios
- Dress pants
- Blouses
- Jewelry
- Skirts
- Lightweight cardigans/sweater sets
- Coats (in season)
*Note that we can only accept brand new bras and hosiery.
For our New Beginnings program, we accept in-season casual clothing:
- Tops and sweaters
- Pants
- Active wear
- Casual dresses
- Shoes
- Jackets
- Sports bras
- Pajamas
- Undergarments and socks
*Note that we can only accept brand new bras and hosiery.
Is this appropriate for the boutique?
Ask yourself, “Would I wear this to a job interview?” If the answer is “No,” we recommend you donate those articles to other worthy organizations. See below for a list of alternate donation recipients.
If we receive like new clothing that is not appropriate for the workplace, we send those items to a women-owned consignment shop to sell. The proceeds we receive are used to purchase brand new bras for our participants and to cover the other costs associated with the operation of the boutique.
More Donation Options
There are numerous worthy nonprofits in the metro G.R. area who would gladly accept those items that we are unable to accept. Below are a few suggestions. We know these organizations well and appreciate their partnership in the work they do to further the empowerment of women and their families in West Michigan.
Jubilee Jobs
Men’s professional clothing
935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
(616) 744-9944
jubileejobsgr.org
UCOM
1311 Chicago Dr. SW, Wyoming, MI
(616) 241-4006
ucomgr.org
Mel Trotter Ministries
225 Commerce SW, Grand Rapids, MI
(616) 454-8249
meltrotter.org
In the Image
4245 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI
(616) 456-6150
intheimage.org
North Kent Connect
10075 Northland Dr. NE, Rockford, MI
(616) 886-3478
nkconnect.org