History
The Clothes Closet of Neighborhood House has a long history dating back to 1937 when Lyle 'Red' Knapp, a volunteer firefighter, set out to help families who lost their belongings to fire or experienced extreme tragedy. With the help of the Inter-Church women and Red Knapp, the Clothes Closet expanded and moved from basements, garages and railroad cars to its current location today at 44 Mill Street. In 1992 it officially became part of Rochester Area Neighborhood House.
Specialties
Clothes Closet is operated by Neighborhood House, a nonprofit serving low-income and in-crisis neighbors in the area. In addition to being open for shopping to the public: - Clothes Closet assists eligible low-income families and individuals with their clothing needs. - Low-income residents are provided with new and gently used clothing and small household necessities. - A career corner is available for those looking for career related clothing. - Men's, women's, infant's and children's clothing is available. - A birthday room is also available for low-income parents to select a NEW birthday gift item for their children age 12 and under. Your donations to Clothes Closet and the funds from our sales at the store help Neighborhood House to run these much-needed programs for our neighbors in need.