Charity Newsies School Clothing Program

Most kids love picking out new back-to-school clothing and shoes every summer.

Can you imagine being a school-aged child and having to start school with worn out, ill-fitting clothing? The lack of proper clothing is one of the main reasons why children miss school. New clothes help improve self-esteem, and self-esteem helps children do better at school.

Charity Newsies has worked to empower children since 1907, by helping clothe more than 750,000 children in Columbus and Franklin County.

Charity Newsies School Clothing Program

Students in need enrolled in public, parochial, charter and vocational schools throughout Franklin County should apply for clothing. 

All clothing applications will be online only. Applications open on July 24 and remain open until applications for 15,000 children have been processed. No in-person applications at the headquarters.

Applications are ONLINE, beginning in late July 2023.

Each child will receive a brand new clothing package consisting of six pairs of socks, underwear for the week, a coat, hat, gloves and three shirts and three pants.

Dress code compliant clothing will be provided for students at schools with dress codes. Children attending schools with a uniform with a logo will receive a full clothing package along with a voucher to use at a local uniform store for the items requiring a specific logo.

Eligibility for Charity Newsies Free School Clothing Program

Children and Guardian must reside in Franklin County, Ohio.

Children must be enrolled and attending school, grades K – 12 (public, private, catholic or charter)

Household income must be less that 200% of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines

All children in the household must be on one application and can only be submitted once. Any duplicate names will be deleted

Application process for free school clothing

You must gather this information BEFORE you start the application process

-Last 4 digits of Social Security Number of parent or legal guardian
-Last 4 digits of Social Security Number of each child to be clothed
-Know the name of the school your child(ren) will be attending

Have the sizes that the children wear. There are no returns or exchanges, and they will not be able to try on at (curbside) pickup. Make sure you provide sizes for tops, bottoms, undergarments, socks, and shoes.

Gather waist measurements and inseams for children who wear men’s size pants (tip: measure where the waistband sits for waist size, and measure from the groin/inner thigh to the inside of foot, or designed length, for inseam. If your child is in between sizes, or has been in the same size for a long time and expected to grow, you may want to size up (pants and cuffs can be rolled).

Pick up details

Applicants will receive an appointment confirmation email within 3 business days of submitting the application. The confirmation includes the date & time of pick-up and a card number to claim the clothing. 

Pickup is during regular office hours; Monday-Friday only. 

One hundred percent of financial donations help purchase new clothing. Learn more about events that benefit this program and how to get involved at www.charitynewsies.org or call (614) 263-4300.

photos via Charity Newsies
4300 Indianola Ave. 
Columbus, Ohio 43214

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