Coat Drives Near Charleston, South Carolina

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Coat drives near Charleston, South Carolina

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.

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 Charleston 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.

J.Crew King Street #640
- Address: 264 King Street, Charleston, SC, 29401

Art Pot
- Address: 2544 Bengal. Road, North Charleston, SC 29406

Ministerio Casa Jesús
- Address: 117 Weeks Avenue, Goose Creek, SC 29445

Marriott Sea Pines Coat Drive
- Address: 91 North Sea Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29929

McIntosh Realty Team
- Address: 410 Mall Blvd Suite G, Savannah, GA 31406

Apple Moving
- Address: 102 Sharon Ct, Pooler, GA 31322

EMS Closet
- Address: 2827 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Hearing Life
- Address: 3702 Sea Mountain Hwy, Suite B, Little River, SC 29566

Bethel Zion Ministries
- Address: 935 Green Sea Rd, Green Sea, SC 29545

Family Promise of the Midlands
- Address: 1333 Omarest Dr, Columbia, SC 29210

New Life Healing Restoration Center
- Address: 1125 Neolithic Ct, Lexington, SC 29073