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IN PHOTOS | High school students find free outfits at Prom Project | CBC


IN PHOTOS | High school students find free outfits at Prom Project | CBC

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The Prom Project is back, helping Toronto high school students find the perfect dress, suit and accessory for their big night, thanks to thousands of donations across the city.

Now in its fourth year, the program provides free new and gently used formal wear and is made possible by the Children’s Breakfast Clubs. And this year, Prom Project has expanded to two locations.

CBC photographer Evan Mitsui visited the event in Scarborough on Tuesday, with the second Prom Project happening at Yorkgate Mall from noon until 6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

At St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough, student Gabriel Campilan, left, gets help from a volunteer with a tie.

A male teen putting on a tie, in front of a table displaying a bunch of ties, in a gym with other teens looking at racks of clothing.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

A male high school student trying on a tie, in a gym.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Volunteer Barb Cleveland waits for students at the shoe table.

A table of women's dress shoes, with a volunteer standing behind it.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Student Audrey Morgan tries on shoes.

A teen sitting on a bench and trying on dress shoes.

Students Marz Elizalde Valadez, left, and Audrey Morgan select some costume jewelry.

Two female high school students looking at a display table of costume jewelry.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Another student tries on a jacket from the suits rack.

A male teen standing between two racks of clothing and trying on a beige jacket.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

And this student tries on a grey suit in the makeshift change room.

A male teen in a suit standing at a makeshift change room in a gym.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)