Domestic Violence Wardrobe Service hits 200-capsule milestone

Thread Together’s Domestic Violence Wardrobe Service has reached a major milestone, delivering more than 200 new clothing capsules to women’s shelters across NSW.

The program provides clothing and essential items at one of the most critical times in people’s lives, when they are seeking refuge and rebuilding after violence.

Each capsule contains carefully curated, brand-new outfits, offering dignity, comfort and practical support as families begin to recover.

A third of new clothing goes from factory to landfill, while one in eight adults and one in six children in Australia lack adequate access to essential clothing.

Thread Together – a global first – addresses this uncomfortable truth by diverting brand-new unsold clothes destined for landfill, providing them to the most disadvantaged across the country, offering choice to restore dignity.

PAYCE Foundation Director Dominic Sullivan said the domestic violence project milestone reflects both the demand for the service and the importance of community support.

“When families arrive at a refuge, many do so with little more than the clothes they are wearing,” Mr Sullivan said.

“Reaching 200 capsules is a reminder of how many lives have been touched.

“The PAYCE Foundation is proud to support Thread Together in making sure women and children have access to something so simple, yet so life changing.”