. >> reporter: laura graham from oakland started the charity with her mom four years ago when she learned many foster children only get $200 a year for clothes. she passed the torch to riley when she went to college. >> there are so many clothes that i don't wear and my friends don't wear that we can just do small donations and help them one time and it ended up people really wanted to help. i ended up just starting an organization to help. >> reporter: the two girls met while collecting prom dresses at a charity event. both love clothes and the idea of teens helping other teens. since riley took the reins she teamed up with hyatt house which is now the main dropoff site. the response has been so great, things like this come in twice a week. they have collected more than 40,000 garments but there is still plenty of demand. they need boys' clothing and girls' shirts and pants in large sizes. if you can help, head to abc7news.com where there is a link how to get involved. elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> authorities in monterey county are looking for a jail inmate who escaped from custody