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Center City pop-up shop offering 1,000 winter coats to adults in need

By FOX 29 staff
Published  November 11, 2019 11:19am EST
Philadelphia
FOX 29 Philadelphia

Our Closet event will give away 1,000 coats to adults in need

Kelly Rule has the latest on an important community event in Spring Garden.

PHILADELPHIA - As temperatures continue to drop across the Delaware Valley, the winter coats are coming out.

But for some, a warm coat is not always a guarantee.

Our Closet’s Coat Day pop-up event, a Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia program, aims to change that by providing 1,000 high-quality winter coats to vulnerable Philadelphians.

The event runs from 9 a.m. through 12 p.m. and from 5 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. Monday at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Center City.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia Our Closet Coat Day

Our Closet’s Coat Day pop-up event aims to help vulnerable Philadelphians by providing 1,000 high-quality winter coats for free.

“The goal is to meet a basic need for community members so that they can better focus on handling other stressors in their lives, such as securing a steady source of income or finding permanent housing solutions with confidence,” JFCS said in a statement.

There are no eligibility requirements to receive a coat, and volunteers will be on site to help find the right coat size and style for each visitor.

Those interested in donating to the Jewish Family & Children’s Service can do so here.

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