Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County will be closed for shopping appointments over the summer. July 11 is our last day for shopping appointments and we’ll reopen for back-to-school shopping on Tuesday, September 1. While students and families enjoy a well-deserved summer break, the CTKF volunteers will be busy transitioning for the upcoming school year.
Clothing donors, we’ll continue to schedule clothing donation appointments through the end of July.
Parents and guardians, please continue to submit your Register To Shop forms throughout the summer.
As the 2025/26 school year draws to a close, Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County is filled with immense gratitude for our incredible community. Your generosity strengthens our mission—whether it be donations of money, clothing, or time—creating a wonderful, lasting difference in the lives of our neighbors. We look forward to your continued support in the 2026-27 school year.
In this issue:
Successful shopping event hosted by Greenwich boutique, Veronica Beard
Partnering with new non-profit, Fairfield County Women for Good
Tabling at the Horizon at Brunswick School Awareness and Giving Day
Generous donation from Soles4Souls, Double Exposure, and Aerie Clothing
Clothes To Kids gladly accepts quality new and gently used clothing and shoes that are appropriate for kids grades K-12 to wear to school. Clothing donations will continue to be accepted by appointment, but to streamline the process we’ve implemented a new program to collect information about the donation in advance. We’re asking all donors of clothing, shoes, and accessories to complete a new Schedule Your Clothing Donation form.
Two needs, one form
This new form accomplishes two goals. First, we’ll know in advance what types of items will be coming in to the store. Are they new or gently used items? What are the season and gender categories? This information allows us to devote our limited and precious volunteer time to sorting and packing clothing that’s needed immediately. Second, by collecting donor contact information in advance, we’ve simplified the confirmation process when the items are dropped off. No paper forms will need to be filled out. Donors will get a thank you email which doubles as their tax receipt.
Ready to donate?
Take a look at our Donate Clothing page for everything you’ll need to know about items we accept, items we do not accept, and guidelines for how to package up your donation. Following these guidelines will mean the world to us. Thank you!
As spring brings a season of fresh beginnings, CTKF volunteers have been busy behind the scenes transforming the Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County store. Replacing heavy winter layers with spring clothing and getting ready to help each child step into a new season worry-free.
In this Issue:
Behind every outfit you’ll find our amazing volunteers
Shop WEST Boutique on March 26th and raise money for CTKF
SASO volunteers in action
Generous donations from Bombas, UndiesProject, and Soles4Souls
Wishing holiday joy to all of our incredible supporters and donors! Their generosity has strengthened our community. Each year, more families walk through the doors of our store seeking help, and each year the need grows. Clothes To Kids of Fairfield County is optimistic that with our amazing partners, the positive impact for kids and the community will be even greater in 2026.
Community Partner Roundup
Fairfield University Women’s D1 Rowing Team Dedicated their NCAA Day of Service to CTKF. Thirty-two members of the team volunteered to sort through and organize over 2,000 units of new clothing donated by PacSun.
Weston teen Leia hosted a shopping and clothing drive event. She partnered with the women’s clothing brand Ba&sh, which generously donated 10% of sales.
WEST of Westport, graciously donated a portion of sales from their “Shop & Support” Event.
La Source of Westport generously donated a portion of sales from their “Shop for a Cause” Event.
Salon Dada of Westport became a new seasonal donation drop off location for clothing and shoe donations.
Students from the Riverside School of Greenwich organized their annual clothing drive for CTKF, collecting over 45 bags and boxes of clothing.
PacSun, the well-known clothing brand, went above and beyond, and sent dozens of boxes of clothing donations to CTKF.
Students and parents from Newfield School of Stamford worked together to organize over 45 bags of clothing donations.
Spotlight: SASO Partners with CTKF for Ongoing Project
We are happy to share that SASO (Student Athletes Serving Others), a Fairfield-based mom-and-daughter service organization, has chosen CTKF as an ongoing partner! SASO’s mission is to inspire girls and their mothers to lead through service, creating positive change in local communities. We look forward to this new partnership and the great things we can accomplish together for our community.
Our special week of back-to-school shopping was a tremendous success! Thanks to our amazing volunteers, we supported 64 families and 107 children! After taking a summer break to restock, the CTKF Store reopened on September 2. We were fully-booked with extra appointments to help as many families as possible during our first week back.
In just five days, we distributed:
600 tops
500 socks
500 undies
400 pants
100+ sneakers
100+ winter jackets
We’re thrilled with the impact, and now it’s time to restock again!
Welcome to the Clothes To Kids Corner Newsletter, where we update you on events, resources, and our latest news to support strong and independent kids in Fairfield County!
Highlights in this issue:
Shopping appointments resume September 2, just in time for back-to-school!
The awesome power of teen volunteers.
Partnering with Filling in the Blanks, a local non-profit that fights childhood hunger by providing children in need with meals on the weekends.
Help local kids start the school year strong! Donate a backpack at one of three locations in downtown Stamford that have partnered with us for our Back-to-School Backpack Drive:
New season, new us (but same wonderful mission)! We had quite a busy start to 2025, as we faced an unexpected bump in the road. In early January the Lathon Wider Community Center closed due to flooding in the building, so we were left without a store for shopping!
We cannot thank our amazing volunteers enough for their dedication and efforts toward relocating, all to get ready in time for a spring reopening for our shoppers.
CTKF Store moves to temporary new location at the DOMUS building in Stamford
Comedy Club “Stand Up For Clothes To Kids” event raised $14,000!
CTKF partners with local non-profit Filling in the Blanks to expand our outreach to more families
Fred clothing store in Westport donates 10% of sales during event
The move was necessary when the Lathon Wider Community Center (LWCC) closed unexpectedly in January for repairs to the building infrastructure. At this time, we do not know when the LWCC will reopen.
Monetary donations are essential during this period of transition. Please consider donating.
