Happening Tomorrow! Coat Distribution Event On Staten Island For Local Families In Need Of Warm Coats For Their Kids This Winter
Happening Tomorrow! Coat Distribution Event On Staten Island For Local Families In Need Of Warm Coats For Their Kids This Winter
Editor’s note: We’ve previously reported on Uber’s participation in the NYC coat drive a couple of years ago.
The following answers were provided to our inquiries about this year’s coat distribution event:
Q- Is this coat distribution open to the public or anyone that signs in through the app mentioned in the release? A- Open to the public.
Q- Was there a deadline to have registered that has already passed? A- There is no deadline, and no registration required. It is a first-come first-served event.
Q- Are these coats that were donated through this previous year, or are they more recent donations? A- These coats are newly donated and provided by New York Cares, through its 36th Annual Coat Drive campaign.
Q- Where can people donate new or used coats? Is there a directory of drop off sites for the coat drive this year? A- A map with coat collection sites is linked below –
Coat Drive Map | New York Cares
NEW YORK CARES SPREADS WARMTH DURING 36th ANNUAL COAT DRIVE WITH COAT DISTRIBUTION FOR STATEN ISLANDERS IN NEED
The New York Cares coat distribution will support children, families and individuals in Staten Island.
New York Cares, in partnership with A Chance In Life – The Village, a drop-in youth center, will host a coat distribution for the 36th Annual Coat Drive, where volunteers will distribute 200 warm winter coats to Staten Islanders in-need on Tuesday, December 17, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at A Chance In Life – The Village located at 1100 Castleton Avenue in Staten Island.
The coat distribution will be organized using the Plentiful App, where groups of 15 individuals will enter the distribution in 15-minute intervals. New York Cares volunteers will assist with organizing and distributing the coats to children, families, and individuals.
Every Tuesday, A Chance In Life supports the most vulnerable individuals and families by providing essential resources through The Village Free Market program. This innovative program offers a dignified “shopping experience,” allowing participants to select essential items tailored to their specific needs. Through a partnership with New York Cares, the program also extends to coat distribution, enabling individuals to choose coats that match their size, fit, and personal preferences.
Now through February 28, 2025, New York Cares aims to provide 85,000 warm coats to New Yorkers in need and raise $1,000,000 to distribute brand new winter coats and fund essential programs that help break the cycle of poverty through the Coats+ fundraising campaign. New Yorkers can donate gently used, freshly laundered coats at several public collection sites in each of the five boroughs, set up a coat collection, or donate to the Coats+ fundraiser.
The inaugural Coat Drive was held in 1989 as the city’s first centralized initiative to collect and distribute warm winter coats across the five boroughs. It has since helped more than 2.5 million New Yorkers find warmth. Last year alone, New York Cares collected and distributed over 73,000 coats and served more than 300 schools and non-profit organizations.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 11:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M. – COAT DISTRIBUTION
LOCATION: A Chance In Life – The Village 1100 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
Banner Image: Winter in the city. Image Credit – Alora Griffiths
New York Cares
It began with a few caring New Yorkers. In 1987, a group of friends who wanted to volunteer found themselves frustrated by the fractured nonprofit landscape, making volunteer opportunities hard to find. They wanted a centralized way to organize efforts and access communities. And New York Cares was born. revitalization Since then, we’ve become the largest organization of our kind—making it possible to amplify individual efforts and scale partnerships that serve communities in every borough.
[…] note: Last year’s coat distribution happened a bit earlier in the season, but these coats will help many survive this thus far brutal winter with warmth and dignity. For […]