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BACKCLOSET

BACK
CLOSET

Donate what you've outgrown. Ship it forward. Change a life.

2,400+
Pairs Donated
18
Countries Reached
940+
Families Helped
$0
Cost to Recipients
How it works

THREE ROLES.
ONE MISSION.

List your item
Donor
01

List your item

Got shoes or clothes you've outgrown? Upload photos and list them in minutes.

Cover the postage
Shipping Sponsor
02

Cover the postage

For the cost of a coffee, you can send a pair of shoes to someone who needs them.

Receive with dignity
Recipient
03

Receive with dignity

Families and community centers browse available items and accept what they need.

The collection

EVERY PAIR
HAS A STORY

Donated shoes
Donated shoes
Donated shoes
Donated shoes
Donated shoes
Jordan 1s

Air Jordan 1 Retro · Size 10

Shipped from New York → Nairobi, Kenya

Delivered
Our mission

GOOD SHOES
SHOULDN'T
GO TO WASTE.

Over 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown away in the US every year. Meanwhile, millions of people around the world lack proper footwear. Back Closet closes that gap — no middlemen, no fees, just people helping people.

Items go directly from donor to recipient

Shipping sponsors cover 100% of postage

Recipients choose what they need with dignity

BACKCLOSET

GIVE YOUR
KICKS A
NEW LIFE

Join thousands of donors, sponsors, and recipients making footwear accessible around the world.