Supporting Foster Youth With Dignity and Comfort
New, clean undergarments help young people feel comfortable, confident, and prepared during times of transition.
A Basic Need During Times of Transition
Every young person’s experience in foster care is different. However, emergency placements and moves between homes can sometimes interrupt access to personal belongings and everyday essentials.
New, properly fitting undergarments help meet an immediate and practical need. They offer comfort, support personal hygiene, and help young people feel more prepared for school, appointments, activities, and daily life.
Nearly 329,000 children were in foster care across the United States on September 30, 2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, 2024.
Why Essentials Matter
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Comfort
The right fit helps young people feel more at ease throughout the day.
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Hygiene
Clean undergarments support personal care and everyday well-being.
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Confidence
Having appropriate essentials can help young people feel more secure and prepared.
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Daily Participation
DComfortable clothing can make it easier to focus on school, activities, appointments, and other routines.
How The Undie Chest Helps
The Undie Chest works through trusted nonprofit organizations, schools, agencies, shelters, and community partners to provide new, clean undergarments where they are needed.
Our partners help identify the appropriate sizes, age ranges, product needs, and quantities for the young people they support. This helps ensure donated essentials are practical, useful, and distributed with care.
Supporting Foster Youth Through Community Partnership
For several years, The Undie Chest has donated new, clean undergarments to Magdalena’s Daughters in support of their work with foster youth.
Their video offers a closer look at the organization and the young people they serve.
Foster Care in Perspective
Foster care affects young people in communities across the country, including thousands here in Arizona.
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Children were in foster care across the United States on September 30, 2024
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AFCARS, 2024.
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Children ages 0–17 were living in out-of-home care in Arizona in June 2025.
Source: Arizona Department of Child Safety, June 2025.
Help Provide Everyday Essentials
Your financial donation helps The Undie Chest purchase high-demand sizes, respond to urgent needs, coordinate distribution, and help cover the costs of getting new, clean undergarments to trusted community partners.
With a mission to promote dignity and comfort for students, this drive aims to provide clean and comfortable underwear to students in Title 1 schools through our Everyone Deserves Underwear (EDU) program.