Shopping Process:

  • All of our items are FREE!

  • Take what you need

  • No income requirements

  • Please fill out our demographic form. This helps us write grants that help us to keep our doors open.

  • We stay open through financial donations and commUNITY sponsorships.

What We Offer:

We offer a variety of clothing items and shoes. Our items range from gently used to brand new with tags. Name brands, off brands, brands that you can’t find anywhere, vintage, and more!

Everything we have in the Willmar CommUNITY Closet was donated by members of our commUNITY.

A room with clothes on hangers, plastic bins of folded clothing, and boxes of miscellaneous items, indicating a space for sorting or donations.

Room by Room

Our infant room holds sizes preemie-2T onsies and pants, maternity wear, blankets, hats, mittens, baby carriers, baby seat covers, socks, shoes and more.

Infant Room

Clothing items on hangers on a wall-mounted rack, with folded clothes on a shelf on the left and additional clothes on hangers at the bottom, in a room with a window allowing natural light.

Our kids’ room holds sizes 3T-12 of shirts, pants, shorts, swimsuits, underwear, shoes, jackets, and pajamas.

Kids Room

Our Tween room holds masculine and feminine sizes 12/14 - adult Small of shirts, pants, shorts, swimsuits, underwear, jackets, cardigans, sweaters, vests, pajamas, business wear, skirts, and dresses.

Tween Room

Our first feminine room holds sizes Small - Large of shirts, pants, shorts, swimsuits, underwear, jackets, cardigans, sweaters, vests, pajamas, business wear, skirts, and dresses.

Feminine Room 1

Clothing racks with various shirts, jackets, and pants in a room with wooden flooring and two windows.

Our second feminine room holds sizes XL - 4X+ of shirts, pants, shorts, swimsuits, underwear, jackets, sweaters, vests, pajamas, business wear, skirts, and dresses.

Feminine Room 2

Clothing racks inside a room with beige carpet, filled with various shirts, jackets, and pants.

Our masculine room holds sizes S - 4X+ of shirts, business wear, dress slacks, khakis, denim, shorts, swimsuits, underwear, jackets, sweaters, vests, pajamas, socks, and underwear.

Masculine Room

In our elevator hall, we have shoes in a variety of sizes, scarves, bags, and household items. Bedding, blankets, pillowcases,

Elevator Hall

When you first walk into the hallway on the left we have belts, jewelry, and hats are on a bulletin board. As you continue walking we have winter coats, sports equipment, sports team t-shirts, a uniform rack (scrubs, local fast food uniform shirts etc.), unisex t-shirts, and feminine denim items. At the end of the hallway on the left is seasonal Halloween costumes - all racks are labelled.

Hallway

Since 2024, we have been redistributing clothing and shoes within our commUNITY.


Our Mission

The Willmar CommUNITY Closet is dedicated to providing free clothing and shoes for all, operating 100% on community donations and the efforts of our dedicated volunteers.

Our Vision

We strive to ensure dignity, warmth, and inclusive support for everyone in need, while promoting equity, embracing diversity, and fostering a community where all belong, always.

We have created a commUNITY safe space, where all are welcome ALWAYS.

What We’ve Achieved

We work with local businesses and non-profits to redistribute clothing and shoes within our commUNITY. If we can’t use it, we make sure it is responsibly recycled.

As of August 31, 2026, we’ve collected 26,171 lbs of textiles and redistributed 23,687 pounds of textiles from landfills in our commUNITY.