Join us in providing school uniforms to children in need by making a financial gift to buy new uniforms!  Or you can donate gently used uniforms at one of our drop off locations listed below.

Look at the beautiful faces and the smiles of the children on this page.  It’s impossible to capture the essence of who they are – their innocence, their personalities, hopes and fears – but the camera has recorded a special moment in time, a brief period of distraction from the problems of poverty.  These photos were taken in the midst of selecting new school uniforms at St. Vincent de Paul. 

Before coming to us, these children – Aimee, Cade, Jay, and Annie – and so many others – were afraid they would have to suffer the embarrassment of beginning the school year without the proper attire. 

The children we will serve through the Uniforms for Kids Program face obstacles that many adults would find overwhelming.  Their homes are not a refuge from the stress of today’s world.  Many of them live in neighborhoods where it’s not safe to play outside.  They know what it’s like to live without electricity when there’s not enough money to pay utility bills.  Too many of them have known real hunger.  Unfortunately, most of them have faced the ridicule of other children because of the clothes they wear. 

In today’s difficult economy, low-income families are struggling just to keep their heads above water.  These families are engaged in a desperate struggle to keep up with rising food, rent and utility costs, and clothes for growing children are at the bottom of the list. 

As we prepare for the coming school year, our goal is to distribute 18,000 uniforms to 9,000 needy kids, and we hope you will join in our efforts to help needy children in our community.  The cost for one uniform is $12.00 and we want to give two uniforms to each child. 

Through this effort, you can remove one obstacle from their lives.  By providing school uniforms, you can enable children in need to start the school year with a smile and their heads held high.  For every child you help, they will feel your love and care when they start the new school year. 

This year, the demand for uniforms is greater than ever.  Because of the economy, financial donations are at the lowest level they have been in years, and we really need your help. 

If you are able to help with this year’s uniform effort, please do so.

You can help us by making a financial gift HERE. 

On behalf of Aimee, Cade, Jay, and Annie, and the thousands of other children in need, we thank you for your past support and ask you to again join us in extending a hand of compassion to the most vulnerable in our community.  Together, we really can change the world for those we serve.

This year, WAFB Channel 9, Our Lady of Lake Children’s Health, First American Bank & Trust, the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation, the Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, the Albemarle Foundation, and St. Vincent de Paul will come together to give a hand-up to our community’s neediest children by providing the school uniforms they need.  

You can also donate clean used uniforms to this wonderful effort. 

On behalf of all those we serve through our critical community programs, we thank you in advance for consideration of our request.  Be assured every used or new uniform donation makes a real difference.  Help us spread the word!   

 

Drop off sites:  

Our Lady of Lake Children’s Health Locations: 

  • Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatrics at Perkins

    12525 Perkins Road (Suite C) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

  • Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health Pediatrics at Goodwood

    8415 Goodwood Blvd. (Suite 100) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

  • Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health Pediatrics at Denham Springs

    311 Veterans Blvd. (Suite B) Denham Springs, Louisiana 70726

  • Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health Pediatrics at Prairieville

    17609 Old Jefferson Highway (Suite F) Prairieville, Louisiana 70769

  • Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health Pediatrics at South Burnside

    1937 South Burnside Avenue Gonzales, LA

  • Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Baker

    6516 East Myrtle Ave. Baker, Louisiana 70714

First American Bank & Trust Locations

  • First American Bank Donaldsonville

    200 Marchand Avenue Donaldsonville, LA 70346)

  • First American Bank Baton Rouge

    5412 Jones Creek Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70817

  • First American Bank Hammond

    1800 SW Railroad Avenue Hammond, LA 70403

  • First American Bank Dutchtown

    13039 Hwy. 73 Geismar, LA 70734

  • First American Bank Gonzales

    404 North Burnside Gonzales, LA 70737

St. Vincent de Paul Locations

  • St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

    1871 Staring Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70810

  • St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

    2655 Plank Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70805

  • St. Vincent de Paul Thirft Store

    318 W. Highway 30 Gonzales, LA 70737

  • Essential Needs Distribution Center

    1466 North Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Click "Free Uniform Qualifications" below to see how you can qualify to receive free uniforms in East Baton Rouge Parish. 

If you need assistance with uniforms, or would like to find out more information on our 12 parish area including: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Assumption, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, Livingston, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. James, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa parish please call (225) 357-8833.

 
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