The EWU Children’s Studies Capstone will be holding a clothing drive on March 13 for the Crosswalk youth shelter in Spokane to help children and teens in need.

Crosswalk is an emergency shelter for teens in downtown Spokane. In addition to providing clothing, food and housing for youth in need, Crosswalk is also a school dropout prevention program. The program has made it its mission to break the cycle of youth homelessness by providing life-saving and life-changing assistance to those in need.

EWU Children’s Studies majors Teala Spring, Brianna Harris and Breanna Zeik are holding the clothing drive for their capstone. The Crosswalk shelter services over 1,000 youth in Spokane and these students are hoping to assist them in any way they can.

“The clothing drive is being held Friday, but we encourage anyone to donate whenever they can,” said Spring. “Students can text us [if they want to donate] and we can meet up with them if they cannot come to the drive on Friday. Crosswalk is always looking for volunteers and always accepting donations. Even if they want to donate non-perishable food, they can.”

The clothing drive is being held near the upper entrance of the PUB near the STA bus stop all day long. Students are encouraged to bring gently used clothing items to the table to donate.

If someone would like to donate, but is unable to attend the clothing drive, they can contact Teala Spring (360) 241-6829, Brianna Harris (509)850-1019 or Breanna Zeik (509) 954-8522 via text by Saturday to meet up with them with donation items.