Jersey Cares | Halloween Costume Drive

COMING SEPTEMBER 2026

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.**

Registration for Halloween Costume Drive Collection Sites is now closed and will reopen in September 2026.

Items NOT ACCEPTED for the Halloween Costume Drive include:

Items not included on our accepted donation list
Inappropriate items of any kind including but not limited to:
- Drug or alcohol related costumes
- Mature adult costumes or lingerie
Halloween decorations
Candy

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

Jersey Cares is no longer accepting donations and will resume in September 2026.

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

Jersey Cares will call you to schedule a pick-up date and time closer to the end of our drive in October. Upon arrival for your scheduled pick-up, please call our office at (973) 533-1993 and press option 2 to be directed to our loading dock for delivery assistance.

Jersey Cares

290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue

Livingston, NJ 07039