{"id":4404,"date":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/?page_id=4404"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","slug":"need-clothes-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/need-clothes-now\/","title":{"rendered":"If you cannot wait for a swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bsw-hero bsw-hero-lg has-art\" data-bsw-hero style=\"--bsw-shade:0.72\"><div class=\"bsw-hero-media\"><svg class=\"bsw-art bsw-art-stack\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 420\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect class=\"l fb\" x=\"194\" y=\"290\" width=\"240\" height=\"32\" rx=\"7\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M230 306 H398\"\/><rect class=\"r fr\" x=\"206\" y=\"256\" width=\"240\" height=\"32\" rx=\"7\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M242 272 H410\"\/><rect class=\"l fb\" x=\"197\" y=\"222\" width=\"240\" height=\"32\" rx=\"7\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M233 238 H401\"\/><rect class=\"r fr\" x=\"208\" y=\"188\" width=\"240\" height=\"32\" rx=\"7\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M244 204 H412\"\/><rect class=\"l fb\" x=\"200\" y=\"154\" width=\"240\" height=\"32\" rx=\"7\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M236 170 H404\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M420 154 C 440 120 460 108 470 100\"\/><g transform=\"rotate(14 470 100)\"><path class=\"l fb\" d=\"M470 100 L500 116 V184 H440 V116 Z\"\/><circle class=\"l\" cx=\"470\" cy=\"116\" r=\"4\"\/><path class=\"h\" d=\"M450 138 h40 M450 150 h32\"\/><\/g><path class=\"l\" d=\"M120 330 H520\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"bsw-hero-glow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"bsw-wrap bsw-hero-grid\"><div class=\"bsw-hero-copy\"><p class=\"bsw-eyebrow bsw-in bsw-in-1\">If you cannot wait<\/p><h1 class=\"bsw-h1 bsw-in bsw-in-2\"><span class=\"bsw-h1-claim\">If you cannot wait for a swap.<\/span> <em class=\"bsw-turn\">Tell us. A person reads it.<\/em><\/h1><span class=\"bsw-rule bsw-in bsw-in-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div class=\"bsw-hero-lede bsw-in bsw-in-3\"><p>If you need clothes before the next swap \u2014 for a job, a court date, a move, or because what you own does not fit who you are \u2014 write to us here. We reply within one business day and say plainly what we can do.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bsw-actions bsw-in bsw-in-4\"><a class=\"bsw-btn bsw-btn-primary\" href=\"#bsw-request\" data-bsw-magnet><span>Tell us what you need<\/span><svg class=\"bsw-ico bsw-ico-arrow\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12h13\"\/><path d=\"m13 6 6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bsw-rail\" role=\"list\" aria-label=\"At every Bloom Swap\"><span class=\"bsw-rail-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-rail-end bsw-rail-end-l\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-rail-end bsw-rail-end-r\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div class=\"bsw-tag bsw-tag-1\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"--i:0\"><span class=\"bsw-tag-string\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-tag-card\"><span class=\"bsw-tag-hole\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-tag-t\">Free<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"bsw-tag bsw-tag-2\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"--i:1\"><span class=\"bsw-tag-string\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-tag-card\"><span class=\"bsw-tag-hole\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-tag-t\">Private<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"bsw-tag bsw-tag-3\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"--i:2\"><span class=\"bsw-tag-string\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-tag-card\"><span class=\"bsw-tag-hole\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"bsw-tag-t\">No ID<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bsw-sec bsw-g-parchment bsw-light\" id=\"bsw-request\"><div class=\"bsw-wrap\"><header class=\"bsw-head bsw-rv\"><p class=\"bsw-eyebrow\">Tell us what you need<\/p><h2 class=\"bsw-h2\">Need clothes urgently in Oregon? Tell us here.<\/h2><p class=\"bsw-head-lede\">Write as much or as little as you want: sizes if you know them, what it is for, and the date you need it by.<\/p><\/header>\n<p>A name is optional. The one thing we ask for is the safest way to reach you. If there is a way we must not use, say so, and we will not use it. If it is for a particular day, put the date first, so the reply can start there. If you would rather talk, give a time that is safe to call.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bsw-form bsw-rv bsw-form-inline\" data-bsw-form=\"swap-request\" data-bsw-track=\"0\" data-bsw-ff=\"4\"><div class=\"bsw-ff\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Tell us what you need\"><div class='fluentform ff-default fluentform_wrapper_4 ffs_default_wrap'><form data-form_id=\"4\" id=\"fluentform_4\" class=\"frm-fluent-form fluent_form_4 ff-el-form-top ff_form_instance_4_1 ff-form-loading ffs_default\" data-form_instance=\"ff_form_instance_4_1\" method=\"POST\" ><fieldset  style=\"border: none!important;margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;background-color: transparent!important;box-shadow: none!important;outline: none!important; min-inline-size: 100%;\">\n                    <legend class=\"ff_screen_reader_title\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;height: 0!important;text-indent: -999999px;width: 0!important;overflow:hidden;\">swap-request<\/legend>        <div\n                style=\"display: none!important; position: absolute!important; transform: translateX(1000%)!important;\"\n                class=\"ff-el-group ff-hpsf-container\"\n        >\n            <div class=\"ff-el-input--label asterisk-right\">\n                <label for=\"ff_4_item_sf\" aria-label=\"Subscribe\">\n                    Subscribe                <\/label>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ff-el-input--content\">\n                <input type=\"text\"\n                       name=\"item_4__fluent_sf\"\n                       class=\"ff-el-form-control\"\n                       id=\"ff_4_item_sf\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"__fluent_protection_token_4\" class=\"fluent-form-token-field\" name=\"__fluent_protection_token_4\">\n        <input type='hidden' name='__fluent_form_embded_post_id' value='4404' \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_fluentform_4_fluentformnonce\" name=\"_fluentform_4_fluentformnonce\" value=\"db4db51554\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4404\" \/><div class='ff-el-group'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_4_name' id='label_ff_4_name' >A name we can use (optional)<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" data-name=\"name\" id=\"ff_4_name\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=false><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_4_safe_contact' id='label_ff_4_safe_contact' aria-label=\"The safest way to reach you\">The safest way to reach you<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"text\" name=\"safe_contact\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" data-name=\"safe_contact\" id=\"ff_4_safe_contact\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=true><div class=\"ff-el-help-message\">Email, text, or a time to call. Tell us if there is a way we must NOT use.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_4_need' id='label_ff_4_need' aria-label=\"What you need and when\">What you need and when<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><textarea aria-required=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"label_ff_4_need\" name=\"need\" id=\"ff_4_need\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" rows=\"5\" cols=\"2\" data-name=\"need\" ><\/textarea><div class=\"ff-el-help-message\">Sizes if you know them, the occasion, the date it is needed by. Write as much or as little as you want.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_4_city' id='label_ff_4_city' aria-label=\"Nearest city\">Nearest city<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><select name=\"city\" id=\"ff_4_city\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" data-name=\"city\" data-calc_value=\"0\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"label_ff_4_city\"><option value=\"\">- Choose -<\/option><option value=\"portland\"  >Portland metro (incl. Tigard)<\/option><option value=\"salem\"  >Salem<\/option><option value=\"vancouver-wa\"  >Vancouver, WA<\/option><option value=\"eugene-corvallis\"  >Eugene \/ Corvallis<\/option><option value=\"other-orwa\"  >Elsewhere in Oregon or Washington<\/option><option value=\"outside\"  >Outside Oregon and Washington<\/option><\/select><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label asterisk-right\"><label   aria-label=\"If we call and you do not answer, may we leave a message?\">If we call and you do not answer, may we leave a message?<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><div class='ff-el-form-check ff-el-form-check-'><label class='ff-el-form-check-label' for='ok_to_leave_message_46bcdfc73c57d99ab5715dc3e01a41cf'><input  type=\"radio\" name=\"ok_to_leave_message\" data-name=\"ok_to_leave_message\" class=\"ff-el-form-check-input ff-el-form-check-radio\" value=\"yes\"  id='ok_to_leave_message_46bcdfc73c57d99ab5715dc3e01a41cf' aria-label='Yes' aria-invalid='false' aria-required=false> <span>Yes<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-form-check ff-el-form-check-'><label class='ff-el-form-check-label' for='ok_to_leave_message_cb00796cc59a034fc114718241aaf51b'><input  type=\"radio\" name=\"ok_to_leave_message\" data-name=\"ok_to_leave_message\" class=\"ff-el-form-check-input ff-el-form-check-radio\" value=\"no\"  id='ok_to_leave_message_cb00796cc59a034fc114718241aaf51b' aria-label='No' aria-invalid='false' aria-required=false> <span>No<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-form-check ff-el-form-check-'><label class='ff-el-form-check-label' for='ok_to_leave_message_1b7982f5d4752271897e6511ed5ee6f5'><input  type=\"radio\" name=\"ok_to_leave_message\" data-name=\"ok_to_leave_message\" class=\"ff-el-form-check-input ff-el-form-check-radio\" value=\"text\"  id='ok_to_leave_message_1b7982f5d4752271897e6511ed5ee6f5' aria-label='Text only' aria-invalid='false' aria-required=false> <span>Text only<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group ff-text-left ff_submit_btn_wrapper'><button type=\"submit\" class=\"ff-btn ff-btn-submit ff-btn-md ff_btn_style\"  aria-label=\"Send it to a person\">Send it to a person<\/button><\/div><\/fieldset><\/form><div id='fluentform_4_errors' class='ff-errors-in-stack ff_form_instance_4_1 ff-form-loading_errors ff_form_instance_4_1_errors'><\/div><\/div>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                window.fluent_form_ff_form_instance_4_1 = {\"id\":\"4\",\"ajaxUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bloomministries.org\\\/swap\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\",\"settings\":{\"layout\":{\"labelPlacement\":\"top\",\"helpMessagePlacement\":\"under_input\",\"errorMessagePlacement\":\"inline\",\"asteriskPlacement\":\"asterisk-right\"},\"restrictions\":{\"denyEmptySubmission\":{\"enabled\":false}}},\"form_instance\":\"ff_form_instance_4_1\",\"form_id_selector\":\"fluentform_4\",\"rules\":{\"name\":{\"required\":{\"value\":false,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"safe_contact\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"need\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"city\":{\"required\":{\"value\":false,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"ok_to_leave_message\":{\"required\":{\"value\":false,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}}},\"debounce_time\":300,\"file_upload_settings\":[]};\n                            <\/script>\n            <\/div><div class=\"bsw-form-next\" data-bsw-form-next hidden><\/div><p class=\"bsw-form-fallback\">We keep what you send only as long as we need it to help you, and never sell or share it. Or write to <a href=\"mailto:swap@bloomministries.org\">swap@bloomministries.org<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What you write goes to a person at Bloom. It never joins a mailing list, and this page does not track you. What Bloom can do depends on what is in storage and where you are; the reply says plainly what is possible, and does not promise what is not.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bsw-sec bsw-g-stone\"><div class=\"bsw-wrap\"><header class=\"bsw-head bsw-rv\"><p class=\"bsw-eyebrow\">Right now<\/p><h2 class=\"bsw-h2\">If you are in danger right now.<\/h2><p class=\"bsw-head-lede\">Clothes can wait. You come first. If you are not safe, use one of these first; none of them costs anything.<\/p><\/header><div class=\"bsw-crisis bsw-rv\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Crisis lines\"><p class=\"bsw-crisis-k\">If you are in danger right now<\/p><ul class=\"bsw-crisis-list\"><li><a href=\"tel:988\" data-bsw-tel><svg class=\"bsw-ico bsw-ico-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.6 3.5h2.6l1.4 4.1-2 1.3a11 11 0 0 0 6.5 6.5l1.3-2 4.1 1.4v2.6a2 2 0 0 1-2.2 2A16.5 16.5 0 0 1 4.6 5.7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2.2z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"bsw-crisis-n\">Call or text 988<\/span><span class=\"bsw-crisis-d\">Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:+18775658860\" data-bsw-tel><svg class=\"bsw-ico bsw-ico-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.6 3.5h2.6l1.4 4.1-2 1.3a11 11 0 0 0 6.5 6.5l1.3-2 4.1 1.4v2.6a2 2 0 0 1-2.2 2A16.5 16.5 0 0 1 4.6 5.7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2.2z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"bsw-crisis-n\">Trans Lifeline<\/span><span class=\"bsw-crisis-d\">877-565-8860<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:+18664887386\" data-bsw-tel><svg class=\"bsw-ico bsw-ico-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.6 3.5h2.6l1.4 4.1-2 1.3a11 11 0 0 0 6.5 6.5l1.3-2 4.1 1.4v2.6a2 2 0 0 1-2.2 2A16.5 16.5 0 0 1 4.6 5.7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2.2z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"bsw-crisis-n\">The Trevor Project<\/span><span class=\"bsw-crisis-d\">1-866-488-7386<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:+18555037233\" data-bsw-tel><svg class=\"bsw-ico bsw-ico-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.6 3.5h2.6l1.4 4.1-2 1.3a11 11 0 0 0 6.5 6.5l1.3-2 4.1 1.4v2.6a2 2 0 0 1-2.2 2A16.5 16.5 0 0 1 4.6 5.7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2.2z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"bsw-crisis-n\">Oregon Child Abuse Hotline<\/span><span class=\"bsw-crisis-d\">855-503-SAFE (7233)<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"bsw-crisis-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/crisis-support\/\">Bloom\u2019s crisis support<\/a> is free, and a person replies within one business day. Clergy and Bloom staff are mandatory reporters under ORS 419B.010.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bloom\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/crisis-support\/\">crisis support<\/a> is free, and a person replies within one business day.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom is not the only door. If you need clothes today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.211info.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">211info<\/a> can point you to clothing closets and other help near you, or you can dial 211.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bsw-sec bsw-g-ink\"><div class=\"bsw-wrap\"><p>Everything at Bloom is free. Nothing here is a condition of anything.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4404","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloomministries.org\/swap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}