Clothing Drive
This year, The Market on 6th Ave is partnering with Mission Thrift to provide clothes directly where they are needed most - to the clothing closets at The Tacoma Rescue Mission for our neighbors without homes.
Please bring your clean ready-to-wear or ready-to-mend donations to the Clothing Drive Bin at The Market on 6th Ave any scheduled Market Day: the first and second Saturday of each month May-Sept.
Please bring your clean and unwanted, holey, or broken clothing to The Market on 6th Ave at:
Salon di Stile
2202 6th Ave Tacoma, WA 98405
every 1st and 2nd Saturday May-Sept 2026
to be mended by volunteers
and then donated to the clothing closets
at The Tacoma Rescue Mission
Please bring your clean and gently used clothing to The Market on 6th Ave at:
Mission Thrift
2502 6th Ave Tacoma, WA 98405
to be donated directly to The Tacoma Rescue Mission's clothing closets for our neighbors in need.
Please WASH all clothing prior to donating!
Our Process
Clothes are Donated
You bring us your clothing donations, washed and ready to wear. It's okay if your donation needs a little mending - we'll fix it before we donate it to the Rescue Mission!You can bring your clothing donations to The Market on 6th Ave on any scheduled Market Day.
Clothes are sorted
We sort donations by condition: does it need to be mended or fixed? If so, we fix them! If not, the clothes are donated directly to The Tacoma Rescue Mission to support our neighbors in need.
There is even a special clothing closet for people who need clothes in order to find or work a job!
Clothes are mended
We work with volunteer sewists to mend donations that need it. That can include fixing hems, closing holes, or sewing buttons, among many other things.
We want to ensure all recipients of these donations feel good wearing them.
Clothes are added to the Clothing Banks
The clean, mended donations are then brought to the Rescue Mission Receiving Center, where they are made available in the Clothing Closets for the residents and clients of the Rescue Mission.
Special Note
Mission Thrift accepts donations of ALL types, not just clothes! Housewares, children's products, furniture, and more all can be donated to Mission Thrift.
Donations are sorted to fit the needs of the residents of The Tacoma Rescue Mission. Donations are sold to financially support The Tacoma Rescue Mission only if they are not needed by any current Residents or Clients of the Tacoma Rescue Mission.
Your donations do the most good at Mission Thrift!
This whole process is managed by volunteers, and no money ever exchanges hands. This is a community service provided by The Market on 6th Ave and Mission Thrift to both keep clothes out of landfills and help provide much-needed support to our neighbors experiencing homelessness.
Seeking Sewists!
We have had a beautifully large response to our clothing drive, and we could use a few extra hands helping to mend all of these wonderful donations!
Whether you are best with machine sewing or hand sewing, we would love your volunteer assistance in making sure all of our donations make it to the Tacome Rescue Mission in good condition. You don't have to be a professional to join us! If you can already sew a basic patch, we will help you learn more along the way.
If you are looking for something good to do in your free time, please email us at TheMarketon6thAve@gmail.com to contact us for more information. Thank you!
Most-Needed Items
We accept any and all clothing donations, and specialize in rehabilitating clothing with holes or damage prior to donating them to The Tacoma Rescue Mission.
Some clothing items that are most needed by The Tacoma Rescue Mission include:
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Unused Socks
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Pants
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Shirts
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Coats/Sweaters
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Jackets
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Rain Gear
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Thermal Wear
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Unused Underwear
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Gloves, Hats, Scarves
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Shoes