2055 South Power Road, Mesa, Arizona 85209, United States
What We Do
We Support Vulnerable Children
There are 15,000-20,000 children/youth in foster care in Arizona every year. We support the families that support these vulnerable young people. Foster children may arrive at a new home with nothing but the clothes on their backs. This can be traumatic to the children, and presents a challenge to foster families, who need to quickly acquire the items these children and youth need.
We provide items needed to make a foster child feel welcome in their new home: clothes, shoes, toys & games, books, baby equipment, strollers, and more.
We provide support to the entire family, not just the child in foster care. We feel the best way to support the children who need our help is by supporting the needs of the whole family.
At risk children may be in the foster care system, placed with relatives (kinship care), or adopted (frequently by their foster families). Jose's Closet is available to all foster, kinship, & adoptive families who care for these special children.
How Does Jose's Closet Work?
Jose's Closet offers members the items they need for the children in their home. From clothing and shoes to toys and games, kids need a lot of stuff! Members are invited to shop (at no cost) for a week's worth of head-to-toe clothing for each child in their home monthly. Infants under one get two weeks of clothing per month. We have several seasonal giveaways, such as Back-to-School and Holiday events. We offer infant formula and diapers and partner with Emma's Eats, a food bank, at no charge.
Jose's Closet also requires financial support to help cover our operational costs, including rent, utilities, insurance, shelving & clothing racks, informational material, fundraising efforts, and other overhead costs.
Our resource center is staffed by an all-volunteer workforce. Our wonderful volunteers sort through donated items, place them on hangers for our families to browse, and assist with keeping our facility neat and tidy.
Families who wish to join need only complete a membership application. This helps us gather the information we need for grants and to stay qualified as an Arizona Qualified Foster Care Organization (QFCO).
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Jose's Closet Has Moved!
We have moved from our Apache Junction location to our new home at the Power Square Mall, 2055 South Power Rd in Mesa!
We're open for business again with a few minor adjustments, but welcome our families and volunteers back!
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