The City of West Hollywood will host its seventh annual clothing drive for the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Services program this January. The New Year is the perfect time to clean out your closet and lend a helping hand. Clothing and accessories that are in good condition, as well as personal hygiene items are in great need. All items collected will be distributed to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in need.
Many young LGBT people at the Center do not have warm winter clothing, nor do they have professional clothing for job interviews or to sustain employment. The Center is in greatest need of jackets, coats and ponchos; hoodies; sweats; new packages of socks and underwear; travel-sized, new hygiene items (toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, feminine menstrual products, shaving items, etc.); as well as boxes of snack bars (granola). Dress pants, shirts, suits, belts, ties, and blazers are also appreciated. Clothing of all sizes is needed, from XS – 4XL.
The city will be accepting items in collection bins at West Hollywood City Hall, located at 8300 Santa Monica Blvd., from Jan. 2, 2019 until Jan. 31, 2019. Gift cards, preferably in $5 denomination, can be left with staff members in the city’s Social Services Division on the 3rd floor of City Hall. Please write the dollar value on the gift card. Validated parking for West Hollywood City Hall is available in the automated parking garage behind City Hall off of North Sweetzer Avenue and there is also a loading area available for quick drop-offs.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Center on Highland responds to the essential needs of LGBT youth, thousands of whom find themselves without a home or support. The Youth Center connects youth with essential services, educational and employment opportunities. It also helps them prepare resumes and develop employment interviewing skills. visit .
This is really a wonderful thing for the city to do. I think many young LGBT people have a difficult time enough surviving the inherent difficulties in their lives without being indigent & homeless as well & need all the help & support they can get. I’m happy for the opportunity to contribute to this very worthwhile project as well as other LGBT support projects through the year & try to encourage others to do so as well.
I plan to donate almost all of my wardrobe from last year. I can’t imagine the indignity of me being seen in last year’s fashions; or any LGBTQ person not having lovely things to wear.