New Underwear.
Real Impact.
New, clean undergarments help restore comfort, confidence, and dignity.
Dignity starts with feeling good undie-neath.
For many individuals and families, something as basic as clean underwear can be out of reach. The Undie Chest provides new, essential undergarments to people facing financial hardship, homelessness, domestic violence, health challenges, and unexpected life disruptions across the United States and beyond.
We work with schools, shelters, nonprofit organizations, and retail partners to turn unused inventory and community support into something meaningful. Clean underwear supports health, confidence, school attendance, and the ability to move forward with dignity.
Because basic hygiene is not optional.
Who We Serve
The Undie Chest operates through partnerships that support both community members and organizational stakeholders.
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Community Partners
We provide new underwear to nonprofits, schools, and organizations serving vulnerable populations.
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Retail and Business Partners
We work with retailers to place new inventory through structured nonprofit distribution programs with documentation and measurable reporting.
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Supporters and Donors
Individual and corporate supporters help fund and sustain our distribution efforts through financial contributions and sponsorship.
What We Accept
Please do not send used underwear. Underwear must be new and unused.
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New Bras
Regular bras, sports bras, bralettes, nursing bras, post-surgery bras, mastectomy bras, prostheses.
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New Women's Underwear
New and unused underwear in original packaging in all sizes and styles.
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New Men's and Boy's Underwear
New and unused underwear in original packaging in all sizes and styles.
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New T-Shirts & Undershirts
New t-shirts and undershirts for the entire family in all sizes and styles.
Social and Environmental Impact of Reuse and Recycling
Year to date in 2026, through our community partners, we have donated 10,203 pounds of bras, underwear, and clothing. The exceeds our annual goal of 8,000 lbs!!!
Together, these efforts support people, extend the useful life of valuable textiles, and reduce the amount of product sent to landfills.
The greenhouse gas emissions avoided are equivalent to:
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Driving
an average passenger vehicle for 11,785 miles
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Charging
374,159 smartphones
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Using
521 gallons of gasoline
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Diverting
393 bags of waste from landfills
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Keeping Waste Out of Landfills
1.6 tons of waste
Our Programs
Everyone Deserves Underwear (E.D.U.)
Access to new underwear restores dignity, supports health, and strengthens confidence for students and families facing hardship.
Undie Power Program
Undie Power mobilizes individuals, businesses, and community partners to expand access to new underwear where need is greatest.
Through shared program costs, sponsorship, and targeted support initiatives, Undie Power strengthens our ability to respond to growing demand across schools and nonprofit partners.
Every act of support helps ensure that dignity remains accessible in communities across the United States and beyond.
Stewardship of People and Planet
Through responsible inventory placement and retail partnerships, The Undie Chest diverts usable undergarments from landfills while expanding access to essential items in underserved communities.
In 2025 alone, 9,414 pounds of undergarments were redistributed rather than discarded, reducing textile waste and its environmental impact.
Advancing Global Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals help connect community care to a larger vision for a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future.
Through access to new, clean undergarments, school and community partnerships, hygiene equity, and responsive support for individuals and families experiencing need, The Undie Chest helps turn those goals into meaningful, measurable action.
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SDG 1: No Poverty
Through responsible reuse pathways and community partnerships, reusable bras can help support individuals and families facing economic hardship.
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SDG 4: Quality Education
Through school and community partnerships, access to essential undergarments can help students feel more comfortable, confident, and ready to learn.
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SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
We work with nonprofit, school, and community partners serving people who face barriers to essential resources.
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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption
We help individuals, businesses, and retailers make more responsible decisions about bras and underwear through reuse, recycling, and product stewardship.
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SDG 17: Partnerships
We bring individuals, Ambassadors, businesses, retailers, nonprofits, schools, and community partners together to create responsible recycling pathways and expand collective impact.