Coat Drives Near Ocean City

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Coat drives near Ocean City

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 Ocean City 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.

Happy Leaf Dispensary
- Address: 200 North White Horse Pike, Somerdale, NJ 08083

Happy Healthy You Family Medicine
- Address: 151 Fries Mill Road, Suite #604,, Turnersville, NJ 08012

Angels Community Outreach
- Address: 334 S Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071

UNTO Ministries
- Address: 26 Georgia Trl, Medford, NJ 08055

DaniLi Sugar & Spa
- Address: 6 Hartner Ave., Somerdale, NJ 08083

Threads For Success
- Address: 301 W 1st Ave, Barrington, NJ 08007

SAGE Therapy Services
- Address: LLC, 22 N Broad St, Second Floor, Woodbury, NJ 08096

Donna's Coat Drive
- Address: 223 Country Lane, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

Macedonia Baptist Church
- Address: 351 High St, Westville, NJ 08093

New Beginnings Behavorial Health
- Address: 42 Crooked Ln, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Emily's Coat Drive
- Address: 106 Elgin Ave, Haddon Twp, NJ 08108