Our new Kids’ Closet Building

As the primary program of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, Kids’ Closet provides new wardrobes for children (Headstart through Eighth grade) in the fall and again in the spring.  During the 2009-2010 school year we issued 3488 wardrobes to 2268 children.  The new clothes make a tremendous difference in the quality of life for these children through improved school attendance, better grades and overall self-esteem.

These students come from 20 schools located from Catalina to 100 miles northeast to San Carlos.  Most schools bus the students on Mondays and Thursdays, while others come with their parents.  We are also open on some Saturdays to better accommodate parent’s schedules.  Each school determines whether the child qualifies (usually eligibility is determined by Free and Reduced Lunch Program standards).  We also provide a new wardrobe for each boy as he is dismissed from Catalina Mountain School.