Fundraising for Good
For over a decade, World Wear Project has developed local, regional and national partnerships with schools, places of worship, community centers, charities and non-profits by providing them with a new fundraising opportunity. Your organization can raise money for collecting gently worn shoes and clothing. We do all the work, and your organization receives a check.
Make Every
Donation Count
Our fundraising programs empower schools, churches, community centers, and non-profits to generate funds through clothing and shoe donations. We provide bins, promotional support, and scheduled pickups—so you can focus on your cause.
World Wear Project Cares
When you partner with World Wear Project, your organization can raise funds by collecting gently worn shoes and clothing. In doing so, your community helps provide people in developing nations with items that are often too costly or out of reach.
Through this program, we keep millions of pounds of textiles out of landfills each year—helping cities and counties reduce the strain on landfill space. Every World Wear Project bin is placed with the permission of our partners.
We provide a sturdy, personalized bin showcasing your organization’s logo or cause.
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Giving Back Has Never Been Easier
Host a donation bin on your campus or property and make it simple for your community to give back. Collect gently used clothing, shoes, bags, wallets, backpacks, purses, toys, stuffed animals, and hats—turning everyday items into a meaningful difference.Help us keep the area clean by donating only items that fit inside the bin. If the bin is full, we kindly ask that you return at a later time.
Items we cannot accept: Furniture, kitchenware, appliances of any kind, items with cords, and glassware. -
We provide you with a freestanding shoe bin, giving everyone at your location a convenient way to drop off gently worn shoes anytime, all year round. Once the bin is full, contact us, and we’ll schedule a driver to empty it. After processing, we’ll send a check for your all your gently worn shoes.
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Our Shoe Box Program makes participation simple no matter where you’re located. We send you boxes so your group can gather gently worn, wearable shoes at your own pace. Each box can hold up to 100 lbs. and comes with a prepaid UPS return label already affixed to it. When you have filled your shoe box, let us know and we’ll schedule a pickup with UPS at no cost to you. After we receive and process your shipment, you’ll receive a check for all the gently worn shoes collected. It’s an easy way for organizations everywhere to raise funds and support our mission.
Ready to get started? Contact us today to request your boxes and start collecting!
FAQs
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You can reduce the amount of shoes and clothing going into landfills. Shoes and clothing currently make up 5.2% of the waste stream. The used clothing industry provides lower income people around the world with affordable clothing.
Reduces the need to create more landfill space
Reduces pollution created by incinerators.
Provides low cost clothing to low income households all over the world.
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We have routes that are run every week by professional and courteous truck drivers. Our goal is to service our bins efficiently. Our drivers will check for any damage or vandalism to the bin. Our bins also have a specially designed chute that will prevent theft.
World Wear Project prides itself on great looking, sturdy clothing collection bins. We also pride ourselves on our customer service. We vow to take great care of our bins, and to keep up their appearance in the case of accidents or damage. Our reputation as well as the reputation of the school or church with which we’ve partnered is on the line. Our aim is to maintain the integrity of both. We are fully insured and can provide you with a certificate of insurance. Likewise, we are devoted to keeping the bit of property you have allowed to host a bin clean and free of possible bin overflow. Should you have any issues with items dropped at or outside the bin, we will respond the same day. We’re just one phone call away. To report a problem with one of our bins, call (214) 352-5551 ext. 305.
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We collect many and varied items.
Items We Accept
Clothing
Shoes
Belts
Purses
Wallets
Hats
Caps
Backpacks
Hard Toys
Stuffed Animals
Items We Do Not Accept
Furniture of any kind
Knives
Kitchen appliances
Appliances with cords
Items made of glass
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Almost half, 48%, of the donated gently worn shoes and clothing recovered is repurposed as secondhand clothing, which is typically sold to developing nations. It is through our industry’s efforts that the worlds poorest are clothed. Behind food and medicine, clothing is probably the most important item for a family in need.
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World Wear Project is not a non-profit and therefore cannot provide tax receipts. Please refer to IRS Form 8283 for information on noncash charitable contributions.