Jersey Cares | Halloween Costume Drive

September 8th - October 20th, 2025

For thousands of children across New Jersey, the Halloween traditions of costumes, candy and trick-or-treating are anything but magical. For these children, Halloween costumes often don’t make the list of essentials in the family budget. Halloween carnivals, trick-or-treating and the possibility of being your favorite super hero – even for a night – all disappear when you don’t have a costume. Help Jersey Cares bring imaginations and magic to life for children living in New Jersey by collecting new and gently used Halloween costumes.

Register to Collect

As a collection site, you will have the opportunity to provide youth between the ages of 0-14 with the chance to enjoy a fun and festive Halloween! Jersey Cares appreciates all donations; however, we only accept new and/or gently used costumes. We ask that volunteers refrain from donating stained or torn costume items.

**IF DONATING GENTLY USED ITEMS PLEASE BE SURE TO WASH BEFORE DONATING.**

To register as a Halloween Costume Drive Collection Site please click HERE.

Items ACCEPTED for the Halloween Costume Drive Include:

New or gently used/washed costumes (ages 0-14)
Halloween masks
Costume accessories (wands, wings, capes, etc.)
Unused Halloween face make-up
Candy pails or treat bags

Delivery Address and Instructions

Supplies may be dropped off Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. until Monday, October 20th.

Please call our office at (973) 533-1993 and press option 2 upon arrival to be directed to our loading dock for delivery assistance.

Jersey Cares

Attn: Halloween Costume Drive

290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue, Suite 1320

Livingston, NJ 07039

If you would like to mail us your donations, please send them to the address listed above.

Can't make it to our office? Check out our list of Public Collection Sites to find a location close to you.

Donate Supplies Virtually

Want to contribute to the Halloween Costume Drive, but don't have time to go to the store?

Visit our Amazon Wish List to have items sent directly to us!

Help Sort Donations

The Jersey Cares team urgently needs your help to sort through donations and pack orders for our nonprofit partners.

Click HERE to see all available dates and register for a sorting party!

Fundraise Virtually

Set up your own fundraising page or donate to support the 2025 Halloween Costume Drive and Jersey Cares.

To contribute funding or create a fundraising page, please click HERE.

SWAG AND SUPPORT

Head over to our online store to make a donation of one costume to a child in New Jersey and receive a Halloween Costume Drive t-shirt as a thank you!

To make a donation and check out other Jersey Cares accessories, please click HERE.

Register to Receive

Registration to receive costumes from the 2025 Halloween Costume Drive is now closed as we are at capacity for requests

As an agency partner, you may request to receive new and/or gently used Halloween Costumes and accessories. Please be advised that donations cannot be guaranteed and distribution operates on a first-come, first-served basis. We rely heavily on the participation of collection sites, therefore we cannot guarantee the number of costumes requested will be filled.

**Please be advised that only registered 501c3 organizations, government agencies, or public schools from New Jersey will be considered for donations**

Pick-Up Address and Instructions

Please call our office at (973) 533-1993 and press option 2 upon arrival for your scheduled pick-up and to be directed to our loading dock for delivery assistance.

Jersey Cares

290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue

Livingston, NJ 07039