15 places to donate coats and warm clothing to help families in metro Detroit this winter

For the first time since 2010, the poverty rate in America shot up dramatically in 2022, according to data from the Census Bureau. That means more Americans can’t afford basic needs like food, clothing, shelter and utilities than has been the case in more than a decade. That’s why several metro Detroit organizations are stepping up to help.

But the situation isn’t just affecting Americans living in poverty. United Way uses the term ALICE to refer to the increasing number of people who are asset-limited, income-constrained and employed but are still not able to afford their basic needs. In 2021, 13% of Americans earned below the federal poverty level but many more, 29%, fell under the ALICE umbrella, according to the grassroots movement United for ALICE.

A study published in August 2022 from Brandeis University found that more than 75% of low-income families working full-time cannot cover the cost of basic needs. What’s more, fewer than 1 in 5 low-income Hispanic and Black families in particular are able to afford the costs of a household budget. “Full-time work alone isn’t enough to cover the everyday essentials most families need to support themselves,” the study’s lead author, Pamela Joshi, who holds a doctorate in social policy, said in a statement.

If you’re looking for ways to help, particularly as the temperatures drop and the holidays approach, consider cleaning out your closet and donating a coat to those in need. To help point you in the right direction, Stacker compiled a list of coat drives near Detroit using data from One Warm Coat, a nonprofit that provides free coats to children and adults in need across America. Since 1992, they’ve given out more than 7.85 million coats.

“This is one very small way to take a step forward and do something very tangible,” One Warm Coat CEO Beth Amodio told USA Today in October 2023. “It’s impossible to change the world. But it is possible to change one person’s experience, one person at a time.”

Read on to find out where you can contribute.

Detroit Rescue Mission
– Address: 150 Stimson St., Detroit

Franklin Wright Settlements
– Address: 3360 Charlevoix St., Detroit

Covenant House Michigan
– Address: 2959 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Detroit

Travelers Aid Society 
– Address: 3031 W Grand Blvd Ste 690, Detroit

Life Remodeled
– Address: 2470 Collingwood St., Detroit

J&E Community Relief
– Address: 11816 Joseph Campau St., Hamtramck

HUDA Clinic
– Address: 13240 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit

UMR Michigan
– Address: 13574 Ryan Road, Hamtramck

WHOH Detroit
– Address: 13031 Chandler Park Drive, Detroit

Second Ebenezer Baptist Church
– Address: 14601 Dequindre St., Detroit

Fountain Worship Center
– Address: 14225 Frankfort St., Detroit

Hands of Hope Michigan
– Address: 17251 Joseph Campau St., Detroit

Fruitful Leaders Society
– Address: 12048 Grand River Ave., Detroit

Uni’Que Basket Giving Corporation
– Address: 16844 Chandler Park Drive, Detroit

Tradesmen Society 
– Address: 16190 Meyers, Detroit

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