Event:	Sort Clothing Donations for the Needy! (Rockville) Share
Location:	Rockville Interfaith Clothing Center- upstairs 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20851
Date:	May 29th 2010, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Sheila R ; Coordinator: Jennifer L
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

At the Interfaith Clothing Center, donated clothing, household items, school supplies, infant items, toys and children's books are distributed to low-income residents of Montgomery County. By providing basic necessities free of charge, the clothing center enables its clients to use their scarce financial resources for other pressing needs such as rent, food, transportation, and healthcare. The clothing centers are in need of volunteers to sort and hang donated merchandise.

Rockville Interfaith Clothing Center:

The Interfaith Clothing Centers have been helping qualified low-income families in Montgomery Country stretch their dollars for over 20 years. This program distributes donated clothing, homegoods, school supplies, infant items, toys and childrens books, free of charge to low-income residents of Montgomery County. By providing basic necessities free of charge, ICC enables clients to use their scarce financial resources for other pressing needs including rent, food and healthcare. Coming from every corner of Montgomery County, clients are young and old, male and female, single and married, and span all races. They are working poor, homeless, disabled, recent immigrants, parolees, welfare recipients and seniors living on fixed incomes. Over one 100 congregations, social service organizations and government agencies refer clients to their centers. Thousands of individuals, businesses, schools, camps, service organizations and congregations donate time and goods, which makes their program possible. Donations of clothing, shoes, and household items are distributed to its clients during shopping hours throughout the week. Clients select and receive free of charge, the items they need and want. Interfaith Works assists over 5,000 low-income and homeless families, over 15,000 individuals, yearly in this way. By providing basic necessities free of charge they enable their clients to use their scarce financial resources for other pressing needs, including rent, food, transportation, and health care.