Meet Us!




Welcome to a new way of clothing the community! 
 

Our Mission: 

Fort Worth Community Collaborative (FWCC) is a community care organization providing free, dignified access to clothing, food, hygiene items, and essential support for individuals and families in North Texas. Through shared meals, mutual aid, and sustainable redistribution, we reduce insecurity, strengthen community connections, and ensure no one is left without what they need to live with dignity.

  • Our Vision

    We envision a local ecosystem of mindful textile consumption where all people have access to clothing that makes them feel confident, comfortable, and celebrated — no questions asked. Together, we are weaving dignity and sustainability into every thread of our community.

    We envision a Fort Worth where everyone has access to basic necessities, shared meals, and community care—regardless of income or circumstance.

    What We Do

    FWCC operates Cowtown Closet and a growing network of community care programs that provide free, dignified access to clothing, food, hygiene supplies, and essential resources. We reduce material insecurity while strengthening community connections by prioritizing dignity, sustainability, and shared care.

    We do this by:

    • Redistributing high-quality, gently used clothing through a shared community closet model

    • Combatting clothing and basic needs insecurity with zero cost and zero judgment

    • Providing consistent access to food through meal kits, prepared meals, and kitchen-free options

    • Offering hygiene supplies and pet food to support whole-household stability

    • Reducing overconsumption and waste through reuse, rescue, and responsible distribution

    • Creating welcoming, empowering spaces where neighbors connect over care and mutual aid

    • Encouraging volunteerism, collaboration, and community-led support

    How We Do It

    🛍 Open Shop Saturdays
     Every 1st and 3rd Saturday, our storefront is open to the public (9am–1pm) for free clothing access, weekly meal kit distribution, hygiene supplies, and essential resources — no questions asked.

    💵 Donation-Based Mondays
     Every Monday (10am–2pm), community members can access unlimited clothing with a $5 donation, supporting weekday operations while maintaining accessibility. Meal kits and basic needs support remain available as resources allow.

    🔐 Emergency Clothing Lockers
     24/7 access points for partner agencies, schools, and service providers to meet urgent clothing and basic needs.

    🎪 Pop-Up Closets & Mobile Distribution
     We bring clothing, food, and essential supplies directly to schools, community centers, outreach locations, and community events.

    🍽 Food Access & Shared Meals

    • Weekly family meal kits with ingredients and recipes

    • Kitchen-free car kits for individuals without cooking access

    • Community breakfasts twice a month

    • Monthly community dinners hosted alongside staff, volunteers, and partners

    • Food redistribution through mutual aid fridges and outreach within our immediate neighborhood

    🧼 Hygiene & Household Support
     Hygiene kits with daily essentials and weekly pet food distribution are available to support personal and household well-being.

    ♻️ Clothing Rescue, Reuse & Repair
     Volunteers help sort, repair, and repurpose donations to ensure usable items stay in circulation and out of landfills.

    🤝 Collaborative Partnerships
     We work alongside schools, nonprofits, mutual aid groups, local businesses, and neighbors to expand access, share resources, and respond to evolving community needs.

    Who We Serve

    • Families facing financial hardship

    • Students, caregivers, and educators in Fort Worth ISD and surrounding districts

    • Immigrant, refugee, and displaced individuals

    • Unhoused neighbors and those without consistent kitchen access

    • Community members in crisis or transition

    • Anyone in our community seeking clothing, food, or essential support — no questions asked

    Our Core Values

    • Dignity — Everyone deserves to feel confident, respected, and celebrated

    • Sustainability — We steward the planet through mindful reuse and waste reduction

    • Care — We lead with compassion, connection, and community

    • Access — Clothing is an essential resource, not a privilege

    • Quality — We uphold standards of excellence in everything we share

    • Justice — We believe in systemic change for a more equitable, circular clothing future


Contact Us:
Hello@FortWorthCollab.org 


Other Ways to Give

Venmo (Search @cowtowncloset)

Cash App (Search $cowtowncloset)

Zelle (Search 817-501-2884)

Donate through North Texas Giving Day

Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. 

Shop the latest Cowntown Closet drops - Find something new for your closet while supporting FWCC!

Become a Closet Champion!

Champion a new way to clothe the community by becoming a monthly donor! Your gift connects a family with growing kids, a single mom who has landed a new job, and a teen looking to express their true selves, and many more to quality, gently-used clothing.

Join our Closet Champions - so that everyone in our community has access to free clothes and other necessities that make them feel confident, comfortable, and celebrated now and in the future.