Mission
THE GIVING CLOSET PROJECT (GCP) MISSION IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING PHYSICOLOGICAL NEEDS OF CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO FLORIDA STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY VIA A NETWORK OF 50+ SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS. AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION, IS A COMMITMENT TO DIGNITY, STABILITY, AND OPPORTUNITY. UNSTABLE EVIRONMENTS, HOMELESSNESS, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO VITAL RESOURCES CAN CAST SHADOWS ON THE EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AND OFTEN LEAD TO BULLYING, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, AND THE INABILITY TO FOCUS IN THE CLASSROOM. GCPS MISSION IS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THESE BARRIERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MUCH-NEEDED CLOTHING RESOURCES AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES. GCP CRITICAL WRAPAROUND ESSENTIALS, SUPPORT STUDENT ATTENDANCE, AND ALSO ELEVATES THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND DIGNITY. OUR PROFOUND GOAL IS TO STAND AS A BARRIER AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF EMBARRASSMENT, SHAME, AND THE NEGATIVE REPERCUSSIONS THAT OFTEN ARISE FROM CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.