Our Friends Closet – Page 3 – Community non-profit providing personal hygiene items to students in need

Every dollar counts. Every item matters. Every student deserves dignity.

Founded in 2018 by lifelong friends Tina and Wendy, Our Friends Closet began with a single delivery and a shared commitment to making sure no student feels invisible. Today, we serve over 60 schools across St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Bernard, and Jefferson Parishes, responding to both ongoing needs and urgent requests from school counselors, social workers and staff. Our Friends Closet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting homeless, low-income, and unaccompanied students across Southeast Louisiana. We provide free hygiene products, dignity items, individually packaged snacks and meals, and other items...

How You Can Help School Students In Need

Each day, hundreds of students classified as homeless head to classrooms throughout our nation. They might be kids in shelters, sleeping in motels or staying at someone else's house. Many more cannot afford the things other students might take for granted; per...

Our Friends Closet Drop-Off Locations

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...

Easter Bunny Photos Fundraiser

Posted on March 8, 2021 by OFC Web Team

Hop on down to the Fremaux Center (Suite 830 near Chico's) and join us as we raise money to provide much needed hygiene and basic care items to low income, unaccompanied and homeless students in our community. $10.00 donation (individual or groups of 1-3 people) TWO WEEKENDS available Saturday 3/20 Sunday 3/21 Saturday 3/27 Sunday 3/28 10 am - 4 pm 2 pm - 7 pm 10 am - 4 pm 2...
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Winn Dixie Community Bag Program

Posted on September 29, 2020 by OFC Web Team

We are so excited to share that Our Friends Closet has been selected to be a part of the Community Bag Program, which is designed to make it easy for customers to contribute to their local community while supporting the environment. For the month of October, each time a $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at the Winn Dixie on Ponchartrain Drive in Slidell, $1 will be donated to Our Friends ...
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Graduation Amid Covid-19

Posted on April 6, 2020 by OFC Web Team

Graduation might have been cancelled, but these hard working seniors are still on our minds and in our hearts. Some students, due to their personal situation will not receive graduation cards or gifts. These students worked hard through some difficult personal situations while staying focused on graduating. Again this year, we are putting together a little something for these students to show th...
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Liberty Self Storage Comes Through Again!

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by OFC Web Team

Our Friend's Closet would like to thank Liberty Self Storage for stepping up and donating much needed storage space again for another year! This is a major help to us! Thank you again Liberty!
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