Coat drives near Amarillo
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 Amarillo 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.
Guyon Saunders Resource Center
- Address: 200 S Tyler St, Amarillo, TX 79101
Faith City Mission
- Address: 600 N Tyler St, Amarillo, TX 79107
Ariana's Light Foundation
- Address: 1404 SW 59th, Amarillo, Tx 79118
Ariana's Light Foundation
- Address: 6425 Hurst Rd, Amarillo, Tx 79109
Guadalupe Economic Services Corp
- Address: 214-440-6042 1502 Erskine Street, Lubbock, TX 79403
Grace Campus
- Address: 1301 Avenue A, Lubbock, TX 79401
United Way of Lea County
- Address: 320 N Shipp St, Hobbs, NM 88240
Lawton Food Bank
- Address: 1819 SW Sheridan Road 1819 SW SHERIDAN ROAD, Lawton, OK 73505
Coats for Kids Lawton- UWSWOK
- Address: 22 SW D Ave Ste 1, Lawton, OK 73501
La Fonda Foundation
- Address: 100 E San Francisco, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Community In Schools of The Permian Basin
- Address: 9301 W 16th St, Odessa, TX 79763
J.Crew - Penn Square
- Address: 1901 NW Expressway, Space 1033A, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Nana's Closet Inc
- Address: PO Box 891885, Oklahoma City, OK 73189
Feed the Children - Oklahoma City
- Address: 333 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73107
OKC Compassion Inc
- Address: 2132 W Park Pl, Oklahoma City, OK 73107
