Pass it on Clothing & Co.
Nonprofit Organization Management - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Pass it on Clothing & Co is a Sydney based not-for-profit which puts your apparel, shoes and accessories donations directly in the hands of those who need it most. Founded in September 2016 by Chris Vagg and Olga Puga, Pass it on Clothing & Co has been instrumental in providing quality men's and women's clothes donations to Sydney's homeless community, working to make charitable clothes giving more direct, efficient and effective. The idea for Pass it on Clothing & Co stemmed from a house move for Chris and Olga and a resulting wardrobe cull. Many of the pieces to be thrown away were expensive and near new and needed to be given a new appreciative owner. Chris began researching traditional charities and realised that the best clothes are often kept and sold in charity stores and shopfronts, leaving only the leftover items not deemed good enough for sale to be passed on to those who actually need them. This sparked the idea of taking clothing directly to Sydney's homeless and disadvantaged community, setting up a free clothes service. Pass it on Clothing & Co takes clothing donations directly, allowing people to visit and select new clothing directly. Olga, as a professional stylist, offers compassion and support when helping people select the wardrobe pieces. Pass it on Clothing & Co is a not-for-profit and offers this service free of charge. In the first 14 months of operation, Pass it on Clothing & Co has provided over 8000 pieces of clothing to over 3000 people living rough in Sydney and Gosford. The benefits are truly positive, not only physically, but by also impacting the self-esteem and self-worth of the recipients. The future aim for Pass it on Clothing & Co is to scale the initiative by providing increased numbers of clothing for the homeless community, women's refuges and further afield where these items will make a real difference.
