What to do with old clothes that ISN'T thrift/Goodwill type donating?

As title asks. I've been meaning to go through and deal with a bunch of clothes that either don't fit me, I've lost interest in, or remind me too much of certain parts of my life. Some of these are in quite good condition, others are older and a little worn but definitely not throw-away worthy.

I learned recently about how so many thrift or second-hand stores, namely Goodwill, go through donations and will often just throw away ones that don't seem sellable or are too worn, which makes me feel awful! Does anyone know of any alternatives? Are local thrift stores better than chains? I was thinking something that donates or sells very cheap clothes to low-income families -- I don't know if anything like that exists but I feel like it must. I'd do something fun and try to make something new out of my old clothes, but unfortunately I don't have the time nor creativity for that currently.

I'd love any kind of advice, I'm very new to thinking about things like this and I really want to try my best!

(P.S mostly gender neutral clothing if that matters, a lot of med-large t-shirts, some jackets, and both mens and womens pants)