Spreading Threads Clothing Bank

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💞 "It takes a village to raise a child.”

~ African proverb

👕💙🧦 Hosting a clothing drive with Spreading Threads Clothing Bank is a fun and meaningful way to support foster youth and families right here in Southern Arizona.

If you’re considering organizing a clothing drive, we thank you in advance! We’re here to help make it easy and successful. Whether you want to host a sock drive, a shoe drive, or a seasonal clothing collection, we welcome it all. Do not worry about timing, as seasonal items can be donated year-round, and we’ll store them until they’re needed.

To get your clothing drive started, visit Spreading Threads Clothing Bank online at https://www.spreadingthreads.com/host-a-clothing-drive/ or call (520) 971-3237.

❤️ This week's Children's Heart Gallery feature is Logen!

Logen is a thoughtful, curious, and determined young boy with a heart for adventure. Logen's interests include cars, video games, music, and outdoor exploration. He is a true car enthusiast; he loves muscle cars and dreams of owning one someday. Logen envisions himself becoming an auto-mechanic or a construction worker when he gets older. He is fascinated by the inner workings of cars, but he also feels drawn to a career where he can build items and work on various projects.

Logen is imaginative and energetic, thriving on a day filled with engaging activities. His kind and considerate nature is evident in his interactions, often showing gratitude for those who support him. With a great sense of humor and a knack for telling jokes, he brings joy and laughter to those around him. He brings determination and energy to anything he sets out to accomplish.

Logen would like to be a part of an active family that shares his love for outdoor adventures like camping, hiking, or fishing. He would flourish in a home that offers structure, consistency, and loving care. Whether it is a two-parent or a single-parent home, Logen hopes to have a strong male role model to guide and inspire him as he grows. He would do best in a home where he can be the only child or the youngest child in the family.

To learn more about Logen, visit https://www.childrensheartgallery.org/profile/logen-1!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦📦 Foster Care Parenting Tip: Help foster children adjust during a big move with small, supportive actions.

Moving can be overwhelming for any child, but foster children may experience these transitions more often and with added emotional stress. New homes, schools, routines, and environments can bring feelings of anxiety, sadness, or uncertainty. Here are a few ways to help foster children cope with a move:

~ Show photos of the new home, school, or neighborhood beforehand to help them know what to expect.
~ Encourage them to talk openly about their feelings, questions, or worries.
~ Let them help pack their belongings or decorate moving boxes to create a sense of involvement and control.
~ Keep routines as consistent as possible during the transition.
~ Help them stay connected to supportive relationships when appropriate.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💞 "The adoption was challenging—the love arrived instantly."

~ Unknown

❤️👕👖 June is the perfect time to clean out your closets and make room for new school clothes! If you have clothing that is new or gently used, please consider donating to Spreading Threads Clothing Bank, a nonprofit serving foster and adoptive children from birth through age 18.

Donations needed for boys and girls of all ages include:

~ Jeans, trousers, slacks, and dress pants
~ Shirts, polos, button-ups, and t-shirts
~ Underwear, socks, bras, etc. (must be new)
~ Tennis shoes, dress shoes, sandals, and flip-flops
~ Jackets, coats, sweaters, and seasonal clothing
~ Summer items including shorts, tank tops, and swimsuits
~ Diapers, wipes, burp cloths, and baby essentials
~ Backpacks, school supplies, books, and toys
~ Hygiene products such as shampoo, deodorant, soap, feminine hygiene products, and makeup (must be new)

To best serve local foster children, donated clothing should be new or in excellent condition. Your donation helps provide dignity, confidence, and essential resources to children in need.

Donations can be dropped off at:
Spreading Threads Clothing Bank
2945 N. Flowing Wells
Tucson, AZ 85705

Please note: Spreading Threads Clothing Bank cannot pick up donations. Donations can be placed in the donation bin located in front of the property on the northeast corner.

To learn more about donating, visit Spreading Threads Clothing Bank online at https://www.spreadingthreads.com/giving-and-donation/.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦📊 Foster Care Statistic: In Arizona, approximately 58 percent of children in foster care are placed in kinship care with relatives.

Kinship placements can help provide children with a greater sense of familiarity during a difficult time. Being cared for by relatives may help foster children maintain important relationships and cultural connections

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊ Celebrate Pride Month with Spreading Threads Clothing Bank.

Throughout June, Pride Month, we celebrate the LGBTQIA community. The entire month of June is a time to remember those who paved the way for the LGBTQA community and those who continue to rally for the community.

Many LGBTQIA youth have additional trauma from being rejected or mistreated because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. About 30 percent of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQIA; therefore, it is important to honor all gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations this June.

❤️ This week's Children's Heart Gallery feature is Shenelle !

Shenelle is a loyal and goofy young lady who has such a creative mind! She has a passion for singing, and if she trusts you, she will share this hidden talent of hers. When Shenelle grows up, she desires to put this talent to work and become a professional singer. Some other hobbies includes basketball and origami.

Shenelle dreams of going to Disney World and riding the Tower of Terror and eating Jack Cookies. Shenelle would like to attend GCU when she gets older.

Shenelle’s ideal family would include a mother and father, and possibly a sister. She deeply desires a two-parent home and hopes to have siblings she can socialize and have fun with. Shenelle is looking for a family that is trustworthy, committed, supportive of her strengths, and able to love and care for her long-term. She would also like a family that is open to maintaining her current connections. Shenelle prefers a family with sisters rather than brothers.

To learn more about Shenelle, visit https://www.childrensheartgallery.org/profile/shenelle!

❤️💰🧒 Monetarily support Spreading Threads Clothing Bank, and you will earn the Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization (QFCO) tax credit to apply toward your Arizona state tax liability.

Spreading Threads Clothing Bank is a nonprofit organization that provides new and gently used clothing, toys, books, and school supplies to foster and kinship families in Southern Arizona.

Spreading Threads Clothing Bank is requesting cash donations to support our operating costs and the clothing and supplies needed to help local foster children. Your generosity not only helps children living locally in foster care but is also eligible for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on your Arizona state taxes.

Call (520) 971-3237 or visit the Spreading Threads Clothing Bank donation page at https://www.spreadingthreads.com/tax-credit-guides-for-donations-to-spreading-threads-clothing-bank/.