Helping Hands Missions Op Shops has put out a call to locals, asking for donations of warm winter clothing to help those doing it tough in the community.
Scarves, jackets, gloves, beanies and more can be donated to the organisation’s ‘We Need Your Stuff’ winter clothing drive, which will run over the next few months.
Helping Hands relationships manager, Adam Volpato, said cold weather can make life even harder for those in need.
“We’re now one month into winter, and we’re seeing more people than ever before rely on our op shops for the essential clothing they need to keep warm,” he said.
“We would love the community to keep us in mind when wondering what to do with the clothes they’ve been meaning to donate – anything warm that they can spare would be very much appreciated.”
The organisation has seen an increased demand for low-cost clothing as cost of living pressures continue to rise — to a point where the shops are struggling to keep racks full.
“When choosing to give to Helping Hands, donations serve multiple purposes – they not only fill the racks and give vulnerable members of the community access to low-cost preloved items, the sales of those items also help us raise the money needed to fund our emergency aid programs, with every dollar spent in-store going back into running our Community Pantries,” said Mr Volpato.
“All anyone has to do to get involved is bring anything they would like to donate with them the next time they visit a Helping Hands Op Shop.”
