Having the right clothing makes a difference. This is especially important for children and teens in school. It is important for children to go to school prepared to learn. When children do not have appropriate school clothing it takes their focus off learning. They may be disciplined for being out of dress code. They may be uncomfortable because their clothing does not fit. They may be bullied because of their clothing. Children may have experienced a fire, natural disaster, domestic violence, or be in foster care. All these factors affect a child’s educational success.

Clothed by Faith is a resource that provides a week’s worth of clothing and shoes to those in need through schools and other organizations who serve schools. By carefully hand-picking and lovingly packaging clothing, we ensure every child and adult we serve can feel loved and comfortable in clothing that gives them dignity.

Through our School Partnership Program Clothed by Faith partners with 21 school districts across the Greater Houston Area as a resource to provide clothing for students and their families. We serve schools through two programs – School Partner Requests and Closets for Schools. During the 2022-2023 school year CBF gave clothing to 9,021 people through 323 schools.

One of our school partners had this to say about the impact of clothing for her students. “Clothed by Faith is such a blessing to our students and their families. They help alleviate some of the problems that schools have by providing uniforms to our students. Children who are in uniform have better punctuality and attendance rates. Their self-confidence and school spirit increases knowing that their peers are dressed like them. Children can often tell their social economic status based on the clothing they are wearing, and this becomes a basis for bullying and discrimination. When provided with uniforms, our students become focused on their education and not on what they are wearing or what their parents can and cannot afford. Overall, having Clothed by Faith in our community and more so on our school campus, where they offer a closet for readily available uniforms, is such a blessing.”