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Katie's Closet tells Lowell School Committee it provides on‑demand clothing access for thousands of students
Summary
Micky Cottrell, executive director of Katie's Closet, told the Lowell School Committee the nonprofit operates 30 in‑school closets and a central distribution hub, serving 10,295 of the district's 14,457 students and providing an estimated $2.6 million in annual goods and services to Lowell Public Schools.
Micky Cottrell, executive director of Katie's Closet, told the Lowell School Committee on June 11 that the nonprofit has partnered with Lowell Public Schools for 15 years to give students in need confidential, on‑demand access to clothing and basic necessities.
Cottrell told the committee Katie's Closet operates three service pathways: in‑school closets located in schools with high poverty rates, an SOS urgent‑response program for students experiencing homelessness, foster‑care transitions or other crises, and a central distribution center in Dracut that funnels new and gently used items to…
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