Winter isn't far away... can you spare a coat?
Cold weather will soon be upon us so this is the time to think about those who are without warm clothing and coats. I'd like to bring your attention to an organization dedicated to providing coats to men, women and children in need. Many thanks to any and all who can help!
ONE WARM COAT
http://onewarmcoat.org/?gclid=CLz_4qiqjsECFW4V7AodB0YAAw
from their website....
About One Warm Coat
Our organization started in 1992 with a Thanksgiving weekend coat drive at one location in San Francisco.
Since then, we have welcomed thousands of groups across North America, who joined their efforts to ours with the same goal:
Collect coats to give to those in need, free of charge.
We…
◾Develop and nurture the volunteer spirit in caring people everywhere.
◾Make it easy to help those in need in local communities.
◾Provide tools and resources to help volunteers organize coat drives, publicize their events and connect with local Agencies to distribute donated coats.
About Our Volunteers and Agency Friends
Together, we have given away close to 4 million coats so far!
Many people join together to work toward our goal:
◾Donors clean out their closets and give their coats.
◾Volunteer leaders organize coat drives and collect coats in their home towns.
◾Social service agency volunteers and staff distribute the coats to those in need.
◾Sponsors help us get the word out in cities across the country.
Our dream: That One Warm Coat will become a part of the American lifestyle; that when a coat is no longer needed, people will think of us and donate it; that donors will be warmed by the knowledge that their coats will go directly to children, women and men in need.
We invite YOU to work with us to make this dream a reality!
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I have seen drop boxes for this. 
Thank you theHandpuppet, wish I had a coat to spare.
If everyone at DU would do likewise, just think of how many coats we could provide!
Click on any state to see where you can find the nearest coat drive.
but I had to allow scripts to run, so now it works fine. Thanks!
but I live in S. Florida. I haven't owned more than a hoodie for about five years and I wear it for about a week each winter.
This last image is from the container store 2012. Did not check if they are still active in this drive. They were asking for hats and gloves as well.
http://standfor.containerstore.com/one-warm-coat-helps-us-collect-10000-coats/
Thanks!
that's a great idea.
They don't have enough money to shop in stores, but the high quality of every kind of clothing shows the caring nature of the people here. They have little jobs they do, then 'buy' clothes at their little 'store' for a piece of change. It gives them a sense of pride and they feel a sense of belonging like everyone else.
The staff also spend their money on them for items that have to come from a regular store or a thrift store. But I love the chance to see my clothes enjoyed by the womean and girls there.
We have so many thrift stores with good things in our area, I haven't bought anything new except for underwear for years.
Private donations and state money care for the elderly, poor and disabled in our neighborhood. We have systems of food, rent, utility assistance, jobs, transportation, all of that. We also have a good state minimum wage, so many don't need this.
But it is there to lend a hand when it's needed. I see a lot of people getting help every week, from all walks of life, but mostly the disabled people of all ages, so I feel blessed to be living here.
The more the better!
and boots are heavier to ship so I give them to the local Goodwill
FB sharing.