Donate Clothing

Volunteers sorting donated clothing Approximately 75% of Outfitters clothing needs are met through donations of quality used, in-style clothing from individuals in the community. Your donations of new and gently used clothing are vital to accomplishing Outfitters’ mission.

Clothing Donation Guidelines

Donations of new and/or gently used clothing are gladly accepted year-round. We will be happy to provide you with a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.

What we accept:

Children’s clothing in sizes 3T through size 18
Adult, juniors, and young men’s clothing in all sizes
Adult clothing should be in a style that a teenage student would WANT to wear and that is appropriate attire for school
New or gently used shoes and sandals in all sizes
New socks and underwear in children and adult sizes
NOTE: 90% of girls will only wear bikini style underwear and boy’s and men’s boxer briefs are always in demand.
Handbags, jewelry, belts, new hats (especially baseball caps)
Gently used jackets and coats in all sizes

We appreciate your clean clothing donations as we do not have the time or resources to launder all our donated clothing.

Sorry, we do not accept:

Used underwear and socks
Athletic clothing or equipment
Toys or books
Pajamas
Swimsuits
Clothes that are stained or show excessive wear

Donation Locations

Clothing donations can be dropped off at Outfitters at 123 ½ W. State St. in downtown Pendleton, Monday–Thursday between 9:00am and 4:00pm.

For your convenience, Outfitters also has drop boxes at the following locations:

Linnie-B’s Laundry, 116 E. State St., Pendleton (Across from Village Pantry)
Pendleton Christian Church 1170 S. Pendleton Ave., Pendleton
Pendleton First United Methodist Church, 225 W. State St., Pendleton
Rock Church Assembly of God, 6501 S. SR 67, Pendleton
Grandview Church of the Brethren, Pendleton
Markleville North Christian Church, 32 N. State St., Markleville

All donated items that we cannot use will be donated to Anderson Christian Center, local churches for mission trips, local adult clothing ministries, and Goodwill.

Ways You Can Help Keep Our Inventory Stocked

Clean Out Your Closets—Gently used clothes, shoes and accessories make up the majority of the stock in Outfitters store.

Purchase New Clothes—When you’re out shopping for your own children, please don’t forget the Outfitters kids. Pick out an extra shirt or pair of pants that your own children would love and donate them to Outfitters. It will put a smile on a child’s face.

The Clothesline Project—Hang one of Outfitters “clotheslines in your place of business, place of worship, club meeting place or school. We provide you with all the necessary materials to make the project fun, easy and successful.

Group Clothing Drives—Are you or your children involved with a local PTO, service group such as BETA Clubs, Girl or Boy Scouts, National Honor Society, civic group or church groups? We can help you organize a clothing drive.

Apparel Partnerships—If you or someone you know is involved in the clothing retail or wholesale business, we would love to partner with you to help clothe children in the community.

For more information, please call Mary Harvey at 765-778-9097.