Coat Drives Near Mankato

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Coat drives near Mankato

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 Mankato 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.

LIGHTHOUSE Chapel International
- Address: 1013 Avea Ct, Mankato, MN 56001

Woodale Church - Eden Prairie Campus
- Address: 6630 Shady Oak Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Reach for Resources
- Address: 5900 Green Oak Dr Ste 303, Hopkins, MN 55343

Cannon Computers
- Address: 106 4th Street N, Cannon Falls, MN 55009

ISD196 American Indian Education
- Address: 2120 Silver Bell Road, Eagan, MN 55122

Cannon Auto Repair
- Address: 1709 N HWY 20, Cannon Falls, MN 55009

Sojourner Project
- Address: PO Box 272, Hopkins, MN 55343

J.Crew - Southdale
- Address: 1135 Southdale Center, Edina, MN 55435

Lands' End-Richfield 820 W. 78th Street Richfield
- Address: MN 55423

Lands' End-Minnetonka 11210 Wayzata Blvd. Minnetonka
- Address: MN 55305

Perspectives
- Address: 3381 Gorham Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55426