How You Can Help Your Local Red Cross

When you look at all of the issues in the world, it can be difficult and overwhelming to know how to help when there are so many needs to fill. Luckily, there are many organizations around the world who you can partner with to help thousands of families in need. The Red Cross provides relief and shelter to families and individuals in need. It provides hundreds of thousands of people with food, water, blankets and clothing.


One of the best ways Americans can get involved with the Red Cross is to donate clothing. On average, Americans consume nearly 20 billion garments each year, which totals to 68 garments and seven pairs of shoes per person. On the other side, Americans also throw out an average of 10 pounds of clothing per person each year. The consumption can be hard to keep up with and many people don’t know what else to do other than throw their clothes away if their families and friends don’t want them.

That’s where the Red Cross clothes donation program comes in. You can donate clothes any time during the year at any of the Red Cross facilities or a clothing donation center. Your clothes donations are going to help homeless families and families who have been displaced by natural disasters.

We all have clothes that either don’t fit us or we have grown tired of, what better use to the clothes we used to love than giving it to someone in need? You can feel accomplished by making some space in your closet and by making the ecologically friendly choice.

Red Cross clothes donation is simple. You can even have your clothes donation picked up by one of the Red Cross donation trucks. All you have to do is go online and set up an appointment for your clothes to be picked up and they will come and leave a donation receipt for you.

In addition to helping someone in need, your Red Cross Clothes Donation is tax deductible for the value of items you donate. Donate to Red Cross today.