Coats for Community
The annual Coats for Community donation drive runs from October 26 – November 18, 2024
As you begin to change over closets for the winter, community members are asked to please donate clean, new or gently used winter adult outerwear. The only requirement is that coats must be washable (no leather or heavy wool).
In 2023, over 1,300 coats and warm clothing items were donated to keep community members warm.
As donations are received, volunteers will sort and distribute coats to agencies throughout KFL&A
Monetary donations are also needed to help United Way purchase coats of all sizes and fill in the gaps. Please give if you can – thank you for your local love and support.
Winter coats can be costly. If you are living on a fixed income or in poverty, then it is nearly impossible to buy a new coat. Every year we have a lot of the people we serve reach out to us because they don’t have a warm coat to wear. The United Way coat drive allows this wonderful community to donate their gently used coats and our clients to stay warm in winter.
Drop off locations:
Kingston
- United Way KFL&A Office, 417 Bagot Street
Mon-Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm - Calvin Park Branch Library, 88 Wright Crescent
Mon-Thu 9:00am to 8:00pm
Fri-Sat 9:00am to 5:00pm - Pittsburgh Branch Library, 80 Gore Road
Mon 9:00am to 1:00pm
Tue & Thu 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Wed 10:00am to 6:00pm
Sat 9:00am to 5:00pm - Central Branch Library, 130 Johnson Street
Mon-Thu 9:00am to 8:00pm
Fri-Sat 9:00am to 5:00pm - City Hall, 216 Ontario Street
Mon-Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm - Starbucks Indigo, 935 Gardiners Road
Mon-Fri 8:00am to 8:00pm
Sat 8:00am to 6:00pm
Sun 8:30am to 5:00pm - Starbucks RioCan, 599 Taylor Kidd Blvd
Mon-Fri 5:30am to 9:00pm
Sat-Sun 6:00am to 8:30pm
Frontenac
- Sydenham Branch Library, 4412 Wheatley Street
Mon, Wed & Fri 10:00am to 3:00pm
Tue & Thu 2:00pm to 7:00pm; Sat 9:00am to 5:00pm
Lennox & Addington
- Napanee Branch Library, 25 River Road
Mon – Thu 10:00am to 8:00pm
Fri & Sat 10:00am to 5:00pm - Amherstview Branch Library, 322 Amherst Drive
Mon – Thu, 10:00am to 8:00pm
Fri & Sat 10:00am to 5:00pm
Distributing Agencies:
Items will be sorted by volunteers and then distributed through the following agencies:
- Martha’s Table
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- Trellis
- Addictions and Mental Health Service KFL&A
- Community Living Kingston
- Integrated Care Hub
- Lionhearts
- Ryandale
- Kingston Youth Shelter, Yonge & Elmwood Transitional Housing
- Home Base Housing – RISE@one4nine, Sutherland & Journey House, In From the Cold, Lily’s Place
- Salvation Army Community & Family Services
- Kingston Interval House, Robin’s Hope
- Rural Frontenac Community Services
- Outreach St. George
- Youth Diversion
- Family and Children’s Services
- Maltby Centre
Kingstonist: The United Way KFL&A is holding their fourth annual coat drive to help many community members keep warm through the colder months.
In a media release on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, the local United Way said it is asking community members to donate clean, new or gently used winter adult outerwear, which will be sorted by volunteers and distributed to agencies throughout KFL&A.
Napanee Today: Vice President of Community Investment, Kim Hockey, shared with us that before the pandemic, this was a community-led event. But when the pandemic happened, and people couldn’t come in person, the United Way stepped in to help organize it for our community.
Kingston Daily: As temperatures drop, the United Way KFL&A is kicking off its fourth annual Coats for Community drive to help residents stay warm this winter. Community members are encouraged to donate clean, new, or gently used adult winter coats between October 26 and November 18. Donations must be washable, with no leather or heavy wool, and in good condition.
