Haven for Hope seeks coat and jacket donations

SAN ANTONIO – Haven for Hope is organizing a fall coat pressure on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to five p.m.

The ‘Coata-palooza’ donation pressure is all about amassing coats for a purpose to lend a hand neighbors in our communities keep heat because the temperatures start to drop. Each yr, Haven for Hope problems as much as 1700 coats and jackets to sheltered and unsheltered people to be able to supply them with the seasonal clothes they want in South Texas.

As the biggest safe haven within the town, Haven for Hope supplies a protected position for households, males, girls and youngsters connecting them to much-needed sources that lend a hand turn into their lives out of homelessness or hardship.

Fall outerwear accumulated throughout ‘Coata-palooza’ will immediately get advantages households and people who are living on the safe haven. The donations can also be given out to unsheltered folks in the course of the Haven for Hope outreach program.

Terri Behling, Director of Communications at Haven for Hope mentioned it isn’t unusual to peer their shoppers include little or no property as a result of their shoppers have very restricted space for storing, if any in any respect. Donations from ‘Coata-palooza’ lend a hand to meet a elementary want.

“As the temperatures start to cool down after a long and hot summer, we want to ensure that our clients and the unsheltered individuals in our community have coats or jackets to get through the winter season. We will accept gently used lightweight jackets, hoodies, heavy jackets, fleeces, and sweaters during our Coata-palooza Coats for a Cause Drive.”

Anyone wishing to donate can deliver new or gently used jackets of all sizes, for any age or gender, to Haven for Hope, situated at 1 Haven for Hope Way, San Antonio, TX.

Fleece hoodies, heavy coats, or light-weight jackets are appropriate. Another contribution option is to buy any of the much-needed pieces from their Amazon Wishlist for donation.

Haven for Hope’s project is to provide a spot of hope and new beginnings by means of offering, coordinating, and handing over an effective gadget of care for folks experiencing homelessness in San Antonio.

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