8/15 + 8/22 - School Supply + Teen Clothing Drive

Both August 15 and August 22, we will be hosting two drives at market! You can drop off the below items at the GOFM Info Booth.

School Supply Drive

for The Future is Us

  • 3-Subject Notebooks

  • 12-Pack Pencils

  • Crayons

  • Colored Pencils

  • Washable markers

  • School glue

  • Glue sticks

  • Kleenex

  • 3-Pack Erasers

  • Anything else school supply related as long it is new and in its packaging

Teen Clothing Drive

for Child Advocacy Center of Galveston County

We have seen an increased need for teen clothes (Junior Sizes and adult S,M,L) and have almost depleted the stock.

If you are able, we are looking for donations for teens/young adults in the above sizes of

  • plain tshirts,

  • athletic wear,

  • leggings,

  • basketball shorts,

  • sweatpants,

  • socks,

  • underwear, sports bras

If you have any new or gently used name brand, Nike, Hollister, PacSun etc. stuff that would be great too.

Teenagers in the system are just like teenagers everywhere... they are dealing with a lot, they are struggling, but these teens sometimes have lost the only homes and families they have ever known because of drugs or abuse and are in new situations that can seem frightening...on top of all the normal teenage pain and angst.

Some of the teens have only been allowed the clothes on their backs, our stock has dwindled and we are using funds so that CPS workers can take the kids to buy clothes or provide them with giftcards to buy clothes.

We believe their clothes shouldn't make them stand out because they are "too old or too young looking" and this age group puts so much emphasis on clothes...most of us remember how it was.



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