This page does not exist. Every spring, thousands of students across the country celebrate a rite of passage: Established in 2005, Operation PROM provides resources, opportunity and mentoring to students in need. Services are available to children in financial need, those who are homeless, sick, or disabled. School supplies and scholarships are available in addition to our regular donations of Prom dresses and tuxedos. Operation PROM was originally established to help low-income students attend their Proms by providing free Prom dresses and tuxedo rentals. It has since expanded to include regular donations of clothing and school supplies to students who are sick, homeless or live in shelters and do not have family to assist them. To date, Operation PROM has helped thousands of students across the U.S. attend their Prom at little or no cost. To request a free Prom dress or tuxedo, students must be recommended by their guidance counselor and meet the requirements such as a severe financial need, and the student should be passing all of their classes.

Our goal is to continue to expand throughout U.S. and increase the number of donations each year. Operation PROM is partnered with several community organizations, including departments of Social Services, churches, and hospitals. Please consider a monetarydonation to Operation PROM.Welcome to our new site! "Little Things Can Make Do You Need a Dress? As a young high school student, Rebecca launched a drive to provide prom dresses to girls who could not afford them. She singlehandedly collected more than 250 formal dress donations - helping girls attend their high school proms. From this, Becca's Closet was born. To keep Becca's dream alive, countless dedicated people throughout the world have joined to provide opportunities for those who seek them. Although the core mission of Becca's Closet, located in the Festival Flea Market, was to collect and distribute dresses to high school girls with financial need, our goals have expanded to offer additional opportunities for deserving young people.

In the spirit of Rebecca's visions and aspirations, our foundation raises funds to award post-secondary educational scholarships recognizing the exemplary efforts of young men and women nationwide who demonstrate Becca's spirit of generosity in their own communities. It's just a dress... but it's so much more! Help Your Local Community One Dress At A Time We would like to thank all the supporters who help keep Becca’s memory alive. Volunteers are the heart and soul of Becca's Closet! Volunteer led Becca's Closet chapters* are located in communities throughout the United States. Our volunteers work toward a common goal initiated by Becca. We are grateful to individuals and community organizations that generously donate distribution and drop off locations to our chapters nationwide. Connect With Us On Instagram :Are you interested in joining our corporate board of directors? We are looking for people to join our 2016-17 team. for an application or more information.

Stay up to date with the latest goings on at The Princess Project! Please check this page regularly for updates about fundraising events, late-breaking developments for our dress giveaways, etc. Posted Nov. 7, 2014 @ 2:34 pm TRACY — The Princess Project, a nonprofit organization that provides free prom dresses and accessories to high school teens who cannot otherwise afford them, has a new chapter in Tracy.For the past 12 years, the organization has provided more than 20,000 prom dresses to teens.gold and white mermaid prom dressTracy’s is the fourth chapter. white prom dress with gold beadingOthers are in San Francisco Bay, Silicon Valley and San Diego.prom dress shops reading Co-chairs of The Princess Project in Tracy are Babette and Cadres Shelton, who have organized dress giveaways in Tracy for the past six years, working closely with Becca’s Closet, which has a similar mission.prom dress shops reading

The first dress drives and giveaways will be held in the spring. Princess Project has new chapter in Tracy We’re thrilled to share the news that The Princess Project San Francisco has been crowned 7×7 magazine’s favorite SF charity! Get all the great details here and here. Photo by Katie Schoolov / KPBS Above: Sequoia Booker finds a prom dress at the Princess Project location in Horton Plaza in May 2013. Monday, January 6, 2014 Princess Project in San Diego Accepting Donated Prom Dresses In January Throughout January, the nonprofit The Princess Project is collecting gently used prom dresses and evening gowns to distribute to high school girls from low-income families in San Diego. Throughout January, The Princess Project is collecting gently used prom dresses and evening gowns to distribute to high school girls from low-income families. This will be the sixth year the nonprofit collects and distributes dresses in San Diego. Anyone with used formal dresses or accessories like jewelry, purses, shawls and shoes can drop them off at more than 20 locations throughout San Diego County.

While donating prom dresses might seem frivolous, Jennifer Gaston, the chair of The Princess Project’s San Diego chapter, said it means a lot to the girls who receive the items. “I think once they have a dress and they really feel beautiful and they feel more like a woman, then you see them stand up straighter and pull their shoulders back and really sink in to, ‘Yeah, I am beautiful, and yeah, I am growing up,'” she said. The average cost a high schooler spent on prom last year was $1,139, according to the research company Gfk, and a big chunk of that cost goes toward dresses. If girls receive a free dress, they get a confidence boost and don’t have to skip an important coming-of-age ritual, Gaston said. Girls don’t have to prove they come from low-income families to get a dress, but they’re referred usually by foster homes, homeless shelters, teachers, or guidance counselors. The donated dresses will be sorted and displayed so high school girls can browse through them and find the right dress.