You can take part in the 4th Annual Teens for Jeans drive, empowering YOU to take action on youth homelessness. Drop off your gently worn jeans to any Aéropostale store between January 17th and February 13th and we'll get them to a local homeless shelter or charity.
Do Something and Aéropostale have partnered with over 600 homeless shelters across the US and Canada. Your jeans will be donated to a homeless shelter in your local community to help homeless youth in YOUR AREA!
Every Aéropostale store will be accepting jeans donations from January 17th through February 13th. When you donate your jeans at Aéropostale, you will receive one 25% coupon for each pair of jeans that you donate.
Homeless shelters often have a greater need for large sizes, but they are happy to accept jeans of all sizes for this campaign. All of the jeans should be in good condition. For the current Teens for Jeans campaign, Aéropostale is only collecting jeans. If you have extra coats, scarves, hats, shirts, etc, please donate them directly to your local homeless shelter or charity. You can donate any brand of jeans - all they ask is that the jeans are in good condition.
11 Facts about Homeless Youth*
1) The National Coalition for the Homeless defines homeless youth as individuals under the age of eighteen who lack parental, foster, or institutional care.
2) 1 out of every 3 homeless people are under the age of 18.
3) 1.6 to 1.7 million people under 18 will experience homelessness each year.
4) The majority of homeless and runaway youth are between the ages of 15 and 17, however three out of 100 runaways are under the age of 10, and 11 out of 100 are between the ages of 11 and 13.
5) Approximately half of all runaways were physically abused before fleeing home.
6) Up to a third of runaways have been forced to perform a sexual act against his/her will.
7) Half of all runaways left home because of a disagreement with a parent or guardian.
8) A third of all runaways will attempt suicide.
9) Homeless youth are up to ten times more likely to have or contract HIV than non-homeless adolescents.
10) A tenth of homeless and runaway females are reportedly pregnant.
11) This year, one in 260 runaways and homeless youths will die from assault, illness and suicide.
This is a great opportunity to get your young people involved in giving back. Gather up those gently used jeans and take them to an Aero location near you.
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Sources: http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home
*National Coalition for the Homeless
*National Runaway Switchboard
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