Escambia School District Opens Clothes Closet

June 5, 2014

The Escambia County School District held a grand opening Wednesday for a new clothes closet.

The new established clothes closet will assist families with providing essential items to students enrolled in the Escambia County School District.  The clothes closet will include new and gently-used clothing, shoes, belts, backpacks, underwear, socks, and t-shirts – all in various sizes.  Clothing will only be available through a referral process.  Contact a needy child’s principal for complete details.

“By simply meeting a basic need, you give students the opportunity to experience regular classroom attendance, develop positive self-esteem and achieve academic success,” said Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas.

The clothes closet, open to children from across the school district, is located at Lincoln Park Elementary School.

For the past couple of weeks, Escambia County School District employees have been donating new and gently-used items for the project. Now, clothing and monetary donations are being accepted from the public.

To make a clothing donation, contact Cassandra Smith, principal of Lincoln Park Primary at (850) 494-5620, or Celestine Lewis, director of  the Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy at (850) 432-2273.

To make a monetary donation, contact the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation Office at (850) 469-5354.

Comments

One Response to “Escambia School District Opens Clothes Closet”

  1. Little Lou on June 8th, 2014 3:29 pm

    I would pray the underwear is new!!!!!!

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