Charity banks are bursting at the seams, according to a clothes reseller, who has urged the public to think twice when making donations in order to prevent wastage.

A crackdown on clothes recycling banks owned by "rogue" operators has been launched after reports of overflowing bins.

Redlining, the refusal by banks to lend to poor and minority communities, was so common decades ago that Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act in 1977 to prevent it.

That allows the Plastic Bank to give collectors a bigger chunk of change than they would receive otherwise. Ultimately, the goal, says Katz, is to “implement an ecosystem for the poor anyone in ...

First a New Haven judge confronted a local bank over its alleged penny-pinching on the poor. That got the attention of powerful people statewide — and helped advocates like Sandy Klebanoff (pictured) ...

Duffy Clothing Bank, located at 655 N. Magnolia Ave. in Tucson, offers free school clothes for TUSD students in need.

The food bank and other organizations have held informational meetings at medical centers, senior housing complexes and tax-preparation centers for low- income workers.