One Warm Coat is proud to announce we have earned the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency – the highest level of recognition offered by Candid (formerly GuideStar), the world’s largest database of nonprofit organizations.
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Sharing warmth nationwide.
One Warm Coat provides free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism & environmental sustainability.
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Volunteer To Share Warmth In Your Community
Volunteer To Share Warmth In Your Community
One Warm Coat supports individuals, groups, companies, and organizations by providing the resources and support needed to hold a coat drive. Coats are distributed in the communities where they are collected, to any person in need, without charge or discrimination.
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Give Where You Live
Give Where You Live
Do you have coats you’d like to donate? Search your zip code on our map to find active coat drives near you. Please note, all donated coats should be clean & wearable.
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Ways To Partner
Ways To Partner
Join purpose-driven corporate and foundation supporters to help One Warm Coat share warmth.
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National Share the Warmth Day
Celebrated annually on the third Tuesday of October, National Share the Warmth Day is a day of awareness and action dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to the warmth, comfort, and protection they need to thrive.
Warmth Starts With One
Founded in 1992 by one woman with one coat to give, One Warm Coat is a national movement born from one simple act of kindness and strives to make a tangible difference in people’s lives by providing comfort and hope to those who need it most.
Environmental Sustainability
One Warm Coat is proud to offer a nationwide solution for textile waste with programs that reduce clothing in landfills and maximize the lifespan of outerwear.
500,000
coats collected and distributed each year by One Warm Coat's volunteers and nonprofit partners.
Become a Member of Our Nonprofit Network
One Warm Coat works with 2,000 nonprofit organizations across the country to distribute coats. As part of our Coat Drive Program, volunteers use the Nonprofit Locator Map to find a local nonprofit organization or school in need of coats. Volunteers select and deliver collected coats to the nonprofit of their choice.
1.2 million
pounds of textiles diverted from landfills each year.