Welcome to Clothing The Homeless!

Clothing The Homeless (CTH) is a ministry of The Journey Christian Church, in Irvine, California. CTH is staffed by a group of volunteers with a heart for serving the homeless population in Orange County through a mobile clothing distribution system. Our goal is to meet the needs of the homeless men and women with clothing and necessities for life on the streets while enduring different seasons and weather.

Clothing the Homeless

Sponsorship Program

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLES LIVES

$13 supports clothing one homeless person per month
$60 supports one month’s van, liability insurance and gas
$100 supports purchases of much needed clothing such as underwear and socks
$177 supports one month’s rent of a storage locker. We rent five lockers.
$365 is a dollar a day for the general and emergency fund

Donations to this ministry are needed to continue helping those less fortunate.

To Become a Sponsor:

Gold Sponsorship

- A Gold CTH Sponsor is a recurring, monthly donation of any amount. Consider setting up a recurring, monthly bank transfer to Clothing the Homeless via Journey Christian Church. For all donations, put a notation stating the money is to go to the CTH Ministry.

Silver Sponsorship

- A Silver CTH Sponsor is a donation at any time.
  - A credit card donation can be made through the kiosk located in the lobby of Journey Christian Church with a notation stating the donation is for the CTH Ministry.
  - Write a check to Journey Christian Church indicating the donation is for the CTH Ministry.

The Journey Christian Church is located at 4849 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604

May, 2017 Status Report for Clothing the Homeless

The Clothing the Homeless ministry relies on monetary and clothing donations, as well as distribution volunteers.

Here’s how we’re doing, and where we need more help.

Monetary Donations Distribution Volunteers Clothing Donations

We will gladly accept any donations of new or gently used clothing. Our greatest needs at the moment are:

Click on the Wish List page for additional information.

Thank you for your kind support!

June/July 2017 Distribution Schedule

Lighthouse Church distribution will be in place of Civic Center while we work out where at the Civic Center we can continue to distribute clothes.

Lighthouse Church in Costa Mesa,

Saturday July 8th. (meet at Woodbridge storage at 11:40)

Sign up to volunteer at the Light House event using this link: www.volunteersignup.org/PPH7M

MHA Drop in Center in Santa Ana

Saturday June 24th (meet at Woodbridge storage at 11:40)

Sign up to volunteer at the MHA event using this link: www.volunteersignup.org/4LQBX

Friday Sorting and Packing at Woodbridge Storage in Irvine

This is taking place on Fridays at the Woodbridge Storage in Irvine. We sort and pack from 2:30pm to 5:30 pm. It is located at 5020 Barranca Pkwy. Irvine, CA 92604.

If you can help, email us at contact@clothingthehomeless.org for more information. This is a great way to start with Clothing the Homeless and learn what we do for the homeless of Orange County.

Volunteer Sign Up

All volunteers can sign up for openings at the distributions above using the links above. We ask that all new volunteers please email us at contact@clothingthehomeless.org after signing up for an event. We will supply you with more information on when an where we meet and how the distributions are performed.

WHATS NEWS!

New Pictures from our latest distributions are available to view.

Click here to view them.

Thanks to the Ralphs Community Program!

Clothing the Homeless received a donation check from the Ralphs Community Program. Thanks to the 15 supporters who made Clothing the Homeless the beneficiary for their Ralphs card. If you have a Ralphs card, check out the information below on how you can use it to donate to Clothing the Homeless.

Donations to Clothing the Homeless

Refer to our Wish List

Easy Clothing the Homeless Fundraiser!

Ralphs Grocery Stores Donate Money to Clothing the Homeless

New enrollment for Ralphs Reward donation card holders for 2017.

For those who wish to help us with fund raising for Clothing the Homeless, here is an easy and thoughtful way in doing so.

All it takes is a simple and quick phone call to Ralph’s Community Program. The number to call is (800) 443-4438. Tell the representative you wish to donate to “Clothing the Homeless Ministry”, organization NPO number 83448. The rep can identify you by your Ralph’s rewards card number and/or your phone number. After making the phone call, each time you shop at Ralphs, a donation to “Clothing the Homeless” will be made. You will see a note on the bottom of your receipt confirming the amount donated to Clothing the Homeless from your Ralphs purchase.

During the past three months, Clothing the Homeless has received $137 from Ralphs for the people who have already signed up. It may not sound like a lot, but over the year, it helps with our expenses

We at CTH sincerely appreciate your support.

Mitchell Raff,

Director,

Clothing the Homeless of Orange County

Breaking News at Clothing the Homeless!

As you probably know, Clothing the Homeless (CTH) ministry was started by Sue Sonnenberg over 12 years ago. Sue started CTH out of her home after seeing the need of the homeless for clothing that was not being filled. Sue prayed for guidance and decided to collect clothes and drive to where the homeless congregated to hand them out. Soon friends with her passion for the homeless joined her to help sort, pack and distribute the clothes and the ministry grew. Over the 12 years, we calculated that the CTH ministry has served an estimated 16,200 homeless men and women. That is an amazing accomplishment, but Sue would be the first tell you that Clothing the Homeless is God’s ministry and that with God, amazing things can happen if you just try.

Over the last few years Sue has developed some health issues that are keeping her from participating in the ministry that she loves so much and was instrumental in the creating. With a heavy heart Sue has decided to step down as the leader of CTH, so she can focus on her health and getting better. Sue stepping down has left a very important void in the leadership of the ministry. In late December 2016, a notification was sent out to our regular dedicated volunteers to pray about God’s plan for the future of the ministry and who He wants to fill this void. A meeting was held on January 5th and after some discussion, our prayers were answered when Mitchell Raff volunteered to be our new Director. Mitchell has been serving with CTH as a regular volunteer for about 3 years and has a strong passion to help the homeless. His willingness to do whatever necessary to get clothes and necessities to the homeless will help make this ministry grow. As the new Director, Mitchell also wants to bring elements of fun and enjoyment while serving the less fortunate for all of the volunteers of the CTH ministry. Please join us in serving the needy and less fortunate and experience firsthand the joy and gratification you will feel in your hearts when serving. All of us from CTH are excited to have Mitchell as our new Director. We sincerely hope you will find the time to volunteer and be part of our family at Clothing the Homeless Ministry of Orange County.

God Bless.

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