One Warm Coat drive collects coats for needy

(KTVU) - KTVU’s annual coat drive kicked off the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 27th and continues through early January.

This is the 13th year KTVU has partnered with One Warm Coat. In that time roughly 65,000 coats have been collected for families in the Bay Area.

Health experts report that even a 2-degree drop in body temperature results in reduced heart rate, loss of coordination, and confusion. Adults cannot work effectively and children find it difficult to learn. For most, a warm coat solves the problem. But, for the nearly 15% of Americans living in poverty, a warm winter coat is a budget “extra.”

Donation bins will be available at the following locations until the beginning of the year: 

Santana Row, San Jose
377 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128

Bay Street, Emeryville
5616 Bay Street
Emeryville, CA 94608

Walnut Creek On Ice
1375 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Local Participating Big O Tires

Local Participating The UPS Stores

Customers who do not have a coat to donate can still get involved by donating:

- Text “WARM” to 80100 to donate $10 to One Warm Coat
- Visit www.onewarmcoat.org/donate

One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that works to provide a free, warm coat to any person in need and raises awareness of the vital need for warm coats. Coats are distributed in the communities where they were collected, to any person in need, without charge, discrimination or obligation. Since its inception in 1992, One Warm Coat has worked with its volunteers to give away over 4 million coats.