About Clothes For Paws

Clothes For Paws is a female social enterprise built on a clear mission: collect gently used goods across Central Florida and put them to work in two directions at once. Proceeds from our collection work support Pet Alliance’s animal welfare programs locally, and usable items are supplied at very low cost to entrepreneurs abroad who need affordable inventory to build a livelihood.

For billions of people around the world, new clothing is simply out of reach. A single outfit can cost more than a family earns in a week, and growing children, changing seasons and the need to look presentable for work make that burden even heavier. We bridge that gap by collecting the gently used items already sitting in Central Florida closets and supplying them at very low cost to entrepreneurs abroad who resell them in their own communities. Every bag becomes affordable inventory, and every sale helps a family put food on the table — while also helping the animals we love here at home.

Clothes For Paws logo: a heart shape with a dog, cat and blankets inside

What we stand for

Pets and people together

Through our partnership with Pet Alliance, the proceeds from our collection work support spay/neuter, adoption and pet food pantry programs in Central Florida.

Entrepreneurs abroad

Usable items are supplied at very low cost to entrepreneurs abroad who need affordable inventory to build a livelihood. When a small business earns, the whole household benefits.

Waste is a design flaw

Textiles are one of the fastest-growing categories of landfill waste. Every bag we collect is a bag that keeps working instead of decomposing.

Community first

Our drives happen in schools, churches, HOAs and offices around Orlando. Doing good should feel local, easy and a little bit joyful.

Our partnership

Working with Pet Alliance

Pet Alliance works every day to end homelessness, reduce euthanasia and keep pets with the families who love them. Clothes For Paws directs proceeds from our Central Florida collection work toward those programs, so your donations help local pets as well as entrepreneurs abroad.

Clean pet supplies we collect — leashes, collars, beds, bowls, towels and unopened food — go toward supporting animals and their caretakers in our community.

Two shelter puppies playing with a donated blanket

Want to learn more?

Read the host guide, browse the FAQ, or just reach out. We’re happy to talk through how a drive or pickup works for your group.

Three adorable rescue puppies snuggled together, looking up with hopeful eyes