Project Redonation

Project Redonation wishes to decrease the landfill by recycling clothing, as well as mend and upcycle clothing or cloth material to benefit those in need of clothing. Our first priority are hospitals who need clothing, next will be those who live in the shelter. We wish to focus in downtown Los Angeles, but once we can gather more clothing donations, we can include every hospital within driving distance, and then every major hospital in every city – perhaps by delivery? That remains to be seen.
I have firsthand experience where my patients were set for discharge from the hospital, but when they came in, their clothing was soiled, destroyed, lost or trashed, thus the volunteer department/social worker/case manager must find clothing suitable for them to discharge in. Upon interviewing these departments, I have found that shoes are also needed, and that they rely on the community for assistance for clothing donations, and they can only accept a few at a time because where they store the clothing can be of limited space. I want to bridge this gap by providing a service to the hospital where they can call Project Redonation with specifications for articles they need, and we can deliver them. Project Redonation aims to receive clothing and shoes from the community, wash/clean them, organize them and deliver them. In the future, We also wish to provide clothing to the shelters and provide educational classes to teenager/adult volunteers re: how to mend and alter clothing.