Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is pleased to kick off the 29th annual ‘Coats for the Cold? Coat Drive, which runs now through Nov. 30.
Coat drive partner 1-800-MINI-STORAGE has again donated the drop boxes for the approximately 60 drop-off sites around Oakland County.
Additionally, COWS of Pontiac (Container on Wheels) has placed five portable storage units for coat collection (full list of drop-off sites attached). Other partners include Genisys Credit Union, radio partners WRIF and 89X, and Real Estate One.
Individuals in the Oxford area may donate new or gently-used (clean) coats at the Genisys Credit Union (168 S. Washington St.) and the Oakland County Sheriff’s substation located inside the Oxford Township hall at 300 Dunlap Rd., just north of Seymour Lake Rd.
All coat donations will be distributed to a number of different human service agencies who will provide the coats to their clients at no cost.
Some of the agencies who will receive coats again this year include: Baldwin Center, Catholic Community Response Team, Dream Center of Pontiac, Judson Center, Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Matchan Nutrition Center, Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA), Oakland Schools Homeless Student Services, Open Door Outreach Center, Safe Harbor Community Services, Lighthouse of Oakland County, Hope Warming Center, and Grace Centers of Hope.