The Clothes Closet, located in a trailer on the parking lot at 5th St. and West
Ave.,provides free clothing to needy persons in Ocean City. It is staffed by
volunteers from 9 Ocean City churches which comprise the OC Ecumenical
Council. The Clothes Closet is packed with clothes of every type, and is divided
into men's, women's, and children's sections.
All churches donate clothes which should be either new or cleaned and in
good condition. It is now ready for the winter, but can always use more heavy
coats and other cold weather apparel, e.g. scarves and gloves.
Some volunteers who staff the clothes closet work to sort and organize
donated clothes and hang them on racks. Still other volunteers greet visitors,
confirm their names and addresses, and help them find the clothes they need.