EDUCATION Frisco Threads clothing closet readies for 2023 24 school year
2023 EDUCATION EDITION
CLOTHING CHILDREN AND TEENS Frisco Threads allows students in need to shop for clothing during the school year. During the 2022-23 school year, the organization distributed shoes, coats, hats, gloves and outerwear. 903 packages of underwear 150+ volunteer hours 901 packages of socks 1,400 volunteers
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
are done by appointment only at the two shopping rooms. The closets are divided by girls and boys, Hayden said. “It’s set up like a real shopping experience,” she said. There are nearly 8,000 students in the district who are considered economically disadvantaged, Hayden said. Those students would qualify to shop at the closet along with students experiencing emergencies, such as being in the foster care system or experiencing a house re. “[It’s clothing] you would want to send your child to school in,” Hayden said. Get involved The organization is always in need of clothing and monetary donations. For more information about Frisco Threads, visit www.friscopta.org/ frisco-threads.html or email organiz- ers at friscothreads@friscopta.org.
FRISCO The Frisco Threads’ organi- zation opened its closet again for the 2023-24 school year to help students in need. Frisco Threads is operated by the Frisco ISD Council of Parent-Teacher Associations. The closet opened for the rst time in August 2021. The rst shopping day for the 2023-24 school year was Aug. 10. Shopping trips are available every Thursday throughout the year. The details Students and families are typically referred to the closet through school counselors, and they must apply to shop, said Stephanie Hayden, FISD’s Council of PTA’s clothes closet chairperson. Students, once their application is approved, can shop at the closet once a semester. The shopping trips
511 coats
576 pairs of shoes
624 students
18,400 clothing items
HOW TO HELP Those who want to help can do that by volunteering their time or by making monetary donations.
Volunteers
Monday Donation Drop O s
• All volunteers welcome with completed background check through FISD, no special skills needed • Volunteer opportunities are Mondays on workdays or Thursdays on shopping days
• Donations of gently used clothing begin Aug 28 and every following Thursday at Acker Special Programs Center from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. • Looking for businesses and local community partners (service organizations/groups, PTAs, booster clubs, etc.) for donation drives for new items such as underwear, pjs, hats/gloves, athletic shoes • Threads Wishlists can be accessed from the organization’s website
Donate clothes
• Clothes that are needed range in size youth 3T to adult XXL. These items can be new or gently used
SOURCE: FRISCO THREADS COMMUNITY IMPACT
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