AUSTIN, Texas - For those who are cleaning out their closets this summer break and wondering where you can drop off your used clothes, a local non-profit is happy to take them off your hands.

The backstory:

The homeless crisis in Austin continues to grow and local non-profits are trying to do their part to address the issue, so Marcella Lopez came up with the idea to start a non-profit called Thrift-ish which is a mobile clothing closet for the homeless.

"I started with the passion for clothing and then I was a struggling mom that needed clothes so that's where the second hand came in," says Marcella Lopez, founder of Thrift-ish.

Lopez says while being able to give people clothes may seem like a small gesture, a little goes a long way.

"This organization is a little bit of everythin

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