Dress for Success Twin Cities is very grateful for our generous community of donors and ask you to review the following before you schedule your donation:

2026 Donation Day events are scheduled for Saturdays: August 1, October 3, and December 5. 
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Registration Required

• We require sign up to donate clothing to ensure we have enough staff and volunteers to run the event. Wait time is only 3-5 minutes and we typically have between 200-300 individuals registered to drop off their items.
  
• Once you sign up, you will receive a confirmation email from our scheduling system. This email will confirm the date, time, and location of your drop off. You will also receive a reminder email 24 hours before the event. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not see your initial confirmation email show up right after you submit your registration.
  
• Online scheduling for donation appointments open 3 weeks prior to the next posted donation date. We are only staffed during the posted event hours.
  
• We cannot accommodate early or late arrivals, as no one will be available to assist you.
  
• We are unable to pick up your items for donation.
  
• Scroll to the bottom of this page for sign up information.
  
• Items can be donated on hangers, boxes, and unscented bags and need to weigh less than 25 pounds. You do not need to dry clean items before donating.
  
• We do not accept used slips, shapers and bras. Please consider purchasing new undergarments from our Amazon Wishlist. See below link.
  
• Click here if your organization is interested in hosting a donation drive.
  
• We do not accept men’s clothing. If you have men's clothing to donate or need to donate sooner than our next donation date, please consider these wonderful community partners for donation and think of us next time:
  • Vine and Branches
  • Epilepsy Foundation 
  • Seeds Worth Sowing - [email protected] or call (612) 293-7652
• ​Click below for donation receipt information and our Amazon Wishlist.

Donation Receipt

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What would you wear to a job interview?

Please donate clean, contemporary, work-ready women's clothing and accessories that you would feel confident wearing to a job interview or during your first week of work. Items should be in excellent condition, freshly laundered, free of damage, and appropriate for today's workplace. Professional and business-casual apparel, shoes, handbags, and new personal care items are especially appreciated.

ACCEPTED ITEMS

• In excellent or like-new condition
• Clean and freshly laundered
• Ready to wear
• Free of stains, odors, tears, missing buttons, and pet hair
• Contemporary and workplace appropriate items
• Suitable for interview or early employment settings
• ​Business professional items: blazers, blouses, dresses, skirts, slacks, suits, sweaters
• Business casual items: coats, dresses, jeans, shirts, sweaters
• Professional footwear in excellent condition: boots, flats, heels, non-slip, supportive, tennis shoes and non-slip shoes for restaurant settings, steel toed boots for construction
• Accessories including: scarves, handbags, backpacks, laptop bags, jewelry items
• New with tags socks, underwear, and bras
• Winter items from August to December) including hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, coats, and jackets
• Medical scrubs

Consistent High-Need Items

• Plus-sized clothing (2X-5X)
• Larger shoe sizes (9+)
• Quality handbags, backpacks, and laptop bags

ITEMS WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT

• Men's clothing (see places to donate listed above)
• Out-of-season items
• Outdated or worn-out items (dirty, stained, or torn)
• Children's clothing
• Athletic wear
• Sweatpants and sweatshirts
• Sleepwear
• Swimsuits
• Formal/prom dresses
• Wedding and prom gowns 
• Damaged shoes
• Used cosmetics or toiletries
• Excessively casual clothing
• We do not accept used bras, slips, or shapewear. Please consider purchasing new undergarments from our Amazon Wishlist. See below above.

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