Clothing

The ONLY clothing items Water Street will accept on campus are:

Coats (new or gently used)
Gloves (rated for negative degree weather)
Hats (rated for negative degree weather)
Underwear (new)
Men’s Undershirts (new)

The ONLY linen items Water Street will accept on campus are:

Twin Sheets (new)
Twin Blankets (new)
Baby Blankets (new)
Baby Washcloths (new)

Items listed above can be dropped off at our loading dock (click the Drop-Off Map link, above):

Monday-Saturday
7:00am-5:30pm
Closed Sundays

What about other clothing donations?

In order to keep staff focused on caring well for the needs of our campus guests and community neighbors, Water Street has partnered with thrift store experts – CommunityAid – to care for our guests’ clothing needs.

When you donate your new or gently used items to CommunityAid on behalf of Water Street, CommunityAid donates a portion of their profits to us. Not only that, but they donate gift cards to their thrift store so our guests can shop for free!

If you would like to donate clothing to CommunityAid on behalf of Water Street, you can do so at the following locations

CommunityAid Store
31 Rohrerstown Road
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 412-7706

Accepted Items List

Locations of nearby CommunityAid Bins that directly benefit Water Street:

Christ Lutheran Church — 407 Lafayette Street

Brightside Baptist Church — 515 Hershey Avenue

West End Mennonite Church — 20 N Charlotte Street

Contact Heather Ross at hross@wsm.org for more information regarding clothing donations.