Donations may be dropped off at:

Keith Noll Maintenance Center @ 2031 Casement Road | 7:00am To 4:00pm | M-F

Please label your bags with general contents (e.g., men’s, children’s/kid’s, etc.). This helps our team focus on donations that are most needed.

Our focus is any USD 383 student between the ages of 3 and 18, or from preschool to high school seniors. We strive to fill our racks and bins with items that each student would be excited and proud to wear to school. 

Therefore, we ask you to donate only CLOTHING ITEMS that are AGE APPROPRIATE.

If your donation is filled with clothing that would be more appropriate for someone 30 years or older or contains stuffed animals/toys, home decor, kitchen items, or other items, we ask that you deliver those to an area thrift store: The Budget Shop, The Encore Shop, The Ogden Friendship House of Hope

The following critically needed items can be taken to our donation location:

• Boy’s & Girl’s long sleeved Shirts sweatshirts (3T and up)
• Boy’s & Girls’s long pants (3T and up)
• Athletic Pants - child & adult sizes
• Tennis Shoes - child & adult sizes
• Snow Boots - child & adult sizes
• Work Boots – adult sizes
• Linens - bath towels, washcloths, blankets, sheet sets

We ask that donations be FRESHLY LAUNDERED and in EXCELLENT CONDITION. 

Donations do not need to be new (except for socks & underwear).

Clothing donations must be AGE APPROPRIATE" - meaning a student pre-k to high school senior would be proud to wear it to school.

You could also place an Amazon order using our Wish Lists and have everything shipped straight to us!

You can shop for items needed for the FIT Closet from the comfort of your own home and have your order shipped directly to the FIT Closet at 901 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.  Simply click on one of the buttons below and start shopping!

WISH LIST - SOCKS

WISH LIST - UNDERWEAR

LINENS

Socks & Underwear (new only)

• Men’s & Women’s socks & underwear: all sizes
• Girls’ & Boys’ socks & underwear: all sizes

Clothing

Please donate only new or gently used clothing that is in excellent/clean condition. We ask that you only donate clothing items that a student in preschool through high school senior would be proud to wear to school. 

• Boys’/Men’s pants and shirts: 3T to adult 3XL
• Girls’/Women’s pants and shirts: 3T to adult 3XL
• Girls’ and Women’s dresses and skirts: all sizes
• Pajamas: all sizes
• Bras/Sports Bras: all sizes
• Belts
• Jackets/sweatshirts/hoodies: 3T to adult 4XL
• Coats: 3T to adult 4XL
• Hats and mittens 

Shoes

• School-appropriate shoes: children and adult sizes
• Sneakers: children and adult sizes
• Snow boots: all sizes
• Work boots: adult sizes

Athletic Wear

• Shorts and shirts: Youth XS-XL and Adult S-3XL
• Athletic pants and sweatpants: Youth S-XL and Adult S-3XL

Other Items

• Linens such as towels, washcloths, sheet sets, pillowcases, mattress covers, comforters and blankets.
• Masking Tape - used to label shoe sizes
• Safety pins - used to pair together outfits, pajamas, mittens/gloves

School Supplies 

Please only donate BRAND NEW school supplies.

• Backpacks (no wheels) - elementary size & middle/high school size
• 3-ring binders (1” & 1.5”)
• Filler paper (wide & college rule)
• 5-tab dividers for 3-ring binders
• Pocket folders - NO PRONGS (3-hole punched/any color)
• Spiral notebooks (wide & college rule)
• Composition notebooks (wide & college rule)
• Pencil boxes
• Pencil bags (3-hole binder pouches)
• #2 Pencils
• Mechanical pencils
• Erasers (large/pink)
• BLACK dry erase markers
• BLACK permanent markers (fine point)
• Highlighters
• Crayons (24 ct. boxes)
• Glue: glue sticks & bottles of white liquid glue
• Scissors (5” & 7”)
• Bold-tip markers - CLASSIC COLORS ONLY (8 or 10 ct. boxes)
• Watercolor paints 
• Colored pencils (12 ct. boxes)
• Stylus w/ pen tip
• Earbuds / Headphones
• Reusable Water Bottles

Monetary Donations

Please make checks payable to USD383 and write FIT Closet in memo line. Checks can be sent directly to the FIT Closet. Our mailing address is 901 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.

Every dollar donated goes directly toward purchasing essential clothing and school supplies for qualified FIT students, ensuring they have the resources they need to succeed.

Bombas

The USD 383 FIT Closet is proud to partner with Bombas, a collaboration that began in 2020. Since then, we have been fortunate to receive over 30,000 pairs of socks, helping us meet a vital need in our community. This year, we’ve applied to Bombas' new programs with the hope of receiving additional essentials, including underwear and t-shirts in all sizes.

Alpha Xi Delta

The USD 383 FIT Closet established a partnership with the women of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority in the summer of 2022. They selected the FIT Closet as their local philanthropy and have been dedicated in their support through time, talent, and hard work. In addition to spending countless hours sorting clothing donations, their fundraising efforts make a meaningful and lasting impact on our mission.