Clothing (& More) Donations

You can drop off your gently-used donations (clean and on hangers, please!) at the following locations:

Working Wardrobes Donation Center

located towards the back of our

Career Center

3030 Pullman Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Donation Center Hours:

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Click here for map and directions

Any Kona Cleaners drycleaning store - located in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Placentia. Kona will clean the garments (if needed) and deliver them to Working Wardrobes.

Click here for store hours and locations!

• There is a Great Need for...
• What You'll Receive

The clothes that you donate are given directly to the people we serve. We ask that clothing donations be in excellent condition, stylish and ready to wear by our clients. There is a huge need for plus size men's and women's clothing on a year-round basis. Please use the following guidelines for clothing donations:

• Casual and professional men's, women's & teen clothing
• Must be clean and pressed
• Must be on hangers - no bags or boxes*
• No broken zippers, missing buttons, tears or stains
• Purses and shoes in good condition
• Men & women's accessories (scarves, belts, earrings, necklaces, shoes, & ties) are always greatly needed
• New packages of panty hose and men's boxers are accepted.
• Unopened personal care products and travel size personal care products are accepted.

* While we always appreciate your interest in helping our clients get back to work, Working Wardrobes is unable to accept clothing donation arriving in bags or boxes. Why is this policy strictly adhered to? We're glad you asked!

• We do not have a dry cleaner! Clothing donations put in bags are often wrinkled beyond use.
• Our volunteers are working hard! Our great volunteers are already working long hours to quality check, sort and tag our donations. When arriving in bags, clothing takes a much longer time to sort through, fluff and hang! We just don't have the volunteer resources to accommodate these donations.
• We're making our dollar go far! In order to ensure .90 cents of every dollar goes toward client services, we are very careful with our resources. Providing thousands of hangers for items donated in bags becomes cost prohibitive.
• Your donations are being put to work! Please remember that your clothing donation may be heading to a job interview the very day it arrives! It's very important donations come to us in the same manner that you would wear it to a job interview... likely not pulled wrinkled from a bag or covered in stains. Thanks for caring about our clients. You share in their successes!

Your loss is our gain!! There is a Great Need for...

Plus Size clothing on a year round basis. A great opportunity for those who are successfully losing weight and dropping sizes to donate your old clothes and help others on their 'New' start.

Women

• Sizes 16+ (suits, blouses, slacks, etc.)
• Shoes - all sizes in Wide

Men

• Suits & Jackets - 46 +
• Slacks 50 +
• Dress Shirts - neck size 20 +
• Men's shoes - all sizes
• Belts - size 48 +

Small and Petite Size Clothing

Another great need is small and petite size clothing, which will help us serve a growing clientele of smaller size men and women.

Women

• Sizes 0-2 - suits, slacks, blouses, etc.
• Shoes - sizes 5-6 1/2

Men

• Suits & Jackets - 34-38
• Slacks - 28-32
• Shoes - 7-8 ½
• Dress Shirts - neck sizes 14-16

For any questions about donations, please call the office at 714-210-2460 or email us at donateclothes@workingwardrobes.org.

What You'll Receive:

• Our heartfelt thanks and the satisfaction that comes from helping thousands of adults and teens get back to work
• Tax deductible receipt for your donations

We thank you for your generosity and support!