Winter Clothing and Coat Drive for Veterans Going on Now

A quarter of all homeless people are veterans, and during the winter season, they need your help.

State Representative Paul Donato (D-Medford) and the Medford Veterans’ Service Office are collecting gently worn and clean winter clothing and coats from now through November 30.

Donations of coats, scarves, hats, gloves and mittens will be accepted for both male and female veterans. The clothing will go to soldiers’ homes in Chelsea and Holyoke as well as to the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans.

Donations can be dropped off at the Medford Veterans Services office at City Hall, Rep. Paul Donato’s office at 271 Spring Street, Council on Aging Office at 101 Riverside Avenue, Medford Public Library, Medford Chamber of Commerce at 1 Shipyard Way, and the main lobby of the Medford Police Department.

Call the Veterans’ Services Office at 781-393-2503 for more information and additional locations.