Getting rid of old clothes?
Your Hand-Me-Downs Lift Us Up!
OUR 2021 DONATION GOAL
HELP US RAISE 300,000 LBS OF CLOTHING!
Keep Your Clothing Out of Landfills!
In North America alone, over 26 billion pounds of textiles end up in landfills every year. When asked why they don’t donate used goods, 1 in 3 people say they don’t bother because it’s easier to just throw used items away. But what if all that tossed clothing could turn into donations that don’t just protect the environment, but serve the community, too?
Your Used Clothing is Our Hero
Thanks to our community partnerships, each pound of clothing donated to one of our purple bins generates income for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa. Funds raised through our Clothes for Kids’ Sake campaign directly support our programs. That means money for your old clothes go directly into mentoring programs in Ottawa!
Mentoring Makes a Difference
A Social Return on Investment study determined that for every $1 invested in mentoring programs, $18 is returned to society. But the benefits of mentoring go beyond the monetary return—Big Brothers Big Sisters programs also improve the mental health, employment opportunities, and civic engagement of at-risk children over the long term.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
How Does Mentoring Help?
Watch our video to learn about how our mentoring programs benefit the community. You can also check out the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada YouTube page to learn more about how we’re helping at-risk children across the country every day!
All Saints High School
Minto Recreation Complex, Barrhaven
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa
Stittsville Legion Branch 618
St. Benedict Elementary School
St. Joseph's School
St. Francis Xavier High School
St. Mark High School
Our Lady of Fatima School
Notre Dame High School
George Vanier Elementary School
St. Daniel School
Chapel Hill Catholic School
Thomas Darcy Mcgee Catholic School
Frank Ryan School
St. Patrick in Barrhaven
68 Larkin Dr. Nepean, Ontario K2J 1A9
68 Larkin Dr. Nepean, Ontario K2J 1A9
St. Martin de Porres in Kanata
20 McKitrick Dr. Kanata, K2L 1T7
20 McKitrick Dr. Kanata, K2L 1T7
St. Isabel in Kanata
785 Goulbourn Forced Rd. Kanata, K2T 0N5
785 Goulbourn Forced Rd. Kanata, K2T 0N5
St. Gabriel in Kanata
400 Keyrock Dr. Kanata, K2T 0G6
400 Keyrock Dr. Kanata, K2T 0G6
St. Gregory in Meadowlands
148 Meadowlands Dr. W. Nepean K2G 1T2
148 Meadowlands Dr. W. Nepean K2G 1T2
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Barrhaven
41 Weybridge Dr. Nepean K2J 2Z8
41 Weybridge Dr. Nepean K2J 2Z8
Holy Spirit in Stittsville
1383 Main St. Stittsville K2S 0P6
1383 Main St. Stittsville K2S 0P6
St. Andrew in Barrhaven
201 Crestway, Barrhaven K2J 2Z8
201 Crestway, Barrhaven K2J 2Z8
St. John XXIII
BBBSO
All Saints High School
5115 Kanata Avenue
Kanata, Ontario
K2K 3K5
St. Andrew in Barrhaven
Barrhaven, Ontario
K2J 2Z8
St. Benedict Elementary School
2525 River Mist Rd.
Nepean, Ontario
K2J 571
St. Joseph’s School
3333 Greenbank Road
Nepean, Ontario
K2J 4J1
St. Francis Xavier High School
3740 Spratt Road.
Gloucester, Ontario
K1V 2M1
St. Mark High School
1040 Dozier Road
Manotick, Ontario
K4M OE2
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa
1645 Woodroffe Avenue, Room 12
Nepean, Ontario
K2G 1W2
Our Lady of Fatima School
2135 Knightsbridge Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 0R3
Notre Dame High School
710 Broadview Ave
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 2M2
Georges Vanier Catholic School
40 Varley Drive
Kanata, Ontario
K2K 1G5
St. Daniel School
1313 Field St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2C 2P9
Chapel Hill Catholic School
1534 Forest Valley Dr.
Orleans, Ontario
K1C 6G9
Thomas Darcy Mcgee Catholic School
635 La Verendrye Dr.
Gloucester, Ontario
K1J7C2
Frank Ryan School
128 Chesterton Dr.
Nepean, Ontario
K2E 5T8
St. Patrick in Barrhaven
68 Larkin Dr.
Nepean, Ontario
K2J 1A9
St. Martin de Porres in Kanata
20 McKitrick Dr.
Kanata, Ontario
K2L 1T7
St. Isabel in Kanata
785 Goulbourn Forced Rd.
Kanata, Ontario
K2T 0N5
St. Gabriel in Kanata
400 Keyrock Dr.
Kanata, Ontario
K2T 0G6
St. Gregory in Meadowlands
148 Meadowlands Dr. W.
Nepean, Ontario
K2G 1T2
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Barrhaven
41 Weybridge Dr.
Nepean, Ontario
K2J 2Z8
St. John XXIII
165 Knoxdale Rd
Nepean
Minto Recreation Complex, Barrhaven
3500 Cambrian Road
Barrhaven, Ontario
K2J 0V1
Stittsville Legion Branch 618
1481 Stittsville Main Street
Stittsville, Ontario
K2S 1A7
MORE WAYS TO HELP
MAKE A DONATION
There are children who are waiting right now to be paired with a mentor. Your gift to BBBSO will match a child on our wait list with a caring mentor.
OFFER TO HOST A BIN
Our outdoor clothing donation bins are approved by the City of Ottawa. We collect the clothing donated to the bin on a regular basis and maintain the bins so they are clean and safe. All proceeds from these clothing donations go directly into programming for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa.
If you would like to place a secure outdoor drop-off bin on your property, please fill out our form. We appreciate your support!
HOST A CLOTHING DRIVE
When you, your school, or organization host a clothing drive, you keep clothes out of landfills while supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa (BBBSO) programs! This is also a great opportunity to teach young people about the benefits of recycling. There are no costs or administration requirements to host a clothing drive for BBBSO, and we work with you to handle the entire fundraising program.
If you are interested in hosting a clothing drive to support our programs, please fill out our inquiry form.
Can’t Make it to A Box?
Schedule a Pick-Up Instead!
Through funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, BBBSO has purchased a truck, which will allow us to continue to pick up clothing from our bins in a more efficient way, as well as offer door-to-door pick-ups. With this new system in place, we expect to meet our year-end goal.
It’s not just clothes! BBBSO also accepts shoes, accessories, textiles, toys, books and small household items.
To schedule a clothing donation pick-up at your home, please contact us at 613-247-4776 or [email protected].
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa
Charitable Registration Number: 10679 4431 RR00011645 Woodroffe Avenue, Suite 12
Ottawa, ON K2G 1W2
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 613-247-4776
Fax: 613-247-2240
Please note that due to the nature of our work, there is not always someone present at the office. If you are planning to drop-in, please call ahead to ensure that someone is available. We apologize for all inconvenience.
Made possible with support from:
