With the simple cutting of a ribbon, Duval County Public Schools and Dignity U Wear hope to reduce the number of students in need of clothing. The district serves nearly 700 homeless students and thousands more who are considered low-income. Unfortunately, these numbers grow everyday. Thanks to an expanded partnership between Duval County Public Schools and Dignity U Wear, there is now a better way to serve local school children in need. After many years of providing clothing for low-income children in the school system on a case-by-case basis, Dignity U Wear, in cooperation with Duval County Public Schools, has established a district-wide, centrally-located “New Clothes Closet” that will be exclusively accessible to educators, school social workers and guidance counselors, to provide brand new clothing to underserved, at-risk school children. Social workers will have direct access to pants, shirts, uniforms, jeans, socks, underwear and other school-appropriate clothing for children.
What an awesome service for our students in need!
