Join Meagan LaGrone, Operations Director of the Community Clothes Closet. Learn about how they serve our community. Community Clothes Closet started in 1980 when a small church group provided a single pair of shoes to a homeless man in need. Through these humble beginnings, we have grown to serve over 10,000 people annually including the working poor, students, returning veterans, the homeless, older adults, and those who have emergency clothing needs because of a fire or flood.