Founded in 2018 by lifelong friends Tina and Wendy, Our Friends Closet began with a simple act of kindness—a single delivery to a student in need. What started as a small gesture quickly grew into a mission: ensuring no child feels unseen, unsupported, or left behind. Today, we partner with more than 60 schools across St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Bernard, and Jefferson Parishes, responding daily to both ongoing needs and urgent requests from school counselors, social workers, and staff. Who We Are Our Friends Closet is a 501(c)(3) volunteer run nonprofit supporting homeless, low income, and unaccompanied students througho...
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💛 You Can Help Every day, students across our community walk into school carrying challenges most of us never see. Some are living in shelters, motels, or temporary housing. Others are staying with relatives or friends. Many simply don’t have access to basic ...
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Our Friend’s Closet has numerous convenient locations for you to drop off items for disadvantaged students and will be adding more soon. We would like to thank the following organizations for volunteering as drop-off locations. If your business or organization...
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🎉 Our Friends Closet is headed to the Rotary Slidell Heritage Festival, and we couldn’t be more excited. We’re one of the nonprofits chosen to receive proceeds from this year’s event — This support helps us continue serving 60+ schools with essentials for home...
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