Pass it on Clothing & Co is a registered Australian Charity with DGR status based in Sydney which puts your apparel, shoes and accessories donations directly in the hands of those who need it most.
Founded in September 2016 by Chris Vagg and Olga Puga, Pass it on Clothing & Co has been instrumental in providing quality men’s and women’s clothes donations to Sydney’s homeless community, working to make charitable clothes giving more direct, efficient and effective.
The idea for Pass it on Clothing & Co stemmed from a house move for Chris and Olga and a resulting wardrobe cull. Many of the pieces to be thrown away were expensive and near new and needed to be given a new appreciative owner.
Chris began researching traditional charities and was struck by the fact only 0.5% of donated clothing was directed to welfare. The other 99.5% are the best clothes, kept and sold in charity stores, many are cut up into rags or sent overseas for resale.
This sparked the idea of taking clothing directly to Sydney’s homeless and disadvantaged community by setting up a free clothes service. Pass it on Clothing & Co takes clothing donations directly to those doing it tough, allowing people to visit and select new clothing directly.
Olga, as a professional stylist, offers compassion and support when helping people select the wardrobe pieces.
Pass it on Clothing & Co offers this service free of charge.
Pass it on Clothing & Co has now provided over 350,000 pieces of clothing to those experiencing homelessness over the last 9 years at more than 1000 outreach services.
The benefits are truly positive, not only physically, but by also impacting the self-esteem and self-worth of the recipients.
The next step for Pass it on Clothing & Co is to provide a pathway out of homelessness into sustainable private employment + housing via The Pass it on Academy.
For more information on Pass it on Clothing & Co, to donate, sign up to our newsletter or get your workplace involved, please visit the link tree page below:
https://linktr.ee/passitonclothing
