Coat drives near Napa
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 Napa 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.
Engel & Volkers Napa
- Address: 1500 First Street,, Suite 110, Napa CA 94558
Napa Yard
- Address: 585 First Street, Napa, CA 94559
New Tech High School
- Address: 920 Yount Stree, Napa, CA 94559
Big O Tires Napa
- Address: 442 Soscol Ave. Napa, CA 94559
MOD Pizza: Napa South
- Address: 304 Soscol Ave, Suite A, Napa, CA 94559
Living Waters Worship Center
- Address: 260 Link Road #F, Fairfield, CA 94534
Security Public Storage
- Address: 4360 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo, CA 94589
Strong Tower Church
- Address: 545 Couch St, Vallejo, CA 94590
MOD Pizza: Vallejo
- Address: 163 Plaza Dr, Vallejo, CA 94591
Hope Haven Transitional Shelter Inc.
- Address: 900 Alabama St, Vallejo, CA 94590
4th Second
- Address: 690 Walnut Ave Suite 220, Vallejo, CA 94592
Satori's Circle Inc.
- Address: 1350 Travis Blvd #1520-B, Fairfield, CA 94533
Suisun Healthy Start Family Resource Center
- Address: 725 Golden Eye Way, Suisun City, CA 94585
Squad Club 318
- Address: 1551 Benicia Road Vallejo, CA 94591
Nation's Finest
- Address: 490 Merchant St, Vacaville, CA 95688
