SPOKANE, Wash. — Families found help staying warm this winter at the West Central Community Center, where the annual Coats 4 Kids distribution provided free winter coats.
“I just think it’s so important to keep our community warm,” said Eryn Vogrig from the West Central Community Center. “It’s really hard to get clothes these days and to be able to afford to keep all of your kiddos warm.”
Ariel Stamps, a mother of five children ages 5 to 10, appreciated having options for different ages.
“There’s a selection for also teenagers and not just little kids,” Stamps said. “Because teenagers don’t want to wear dinosaurs or this and that. And so it’s nice to know that there’s an option for every age range.”
The program helps children throughout the community and local schools.
“I know kids that go to school with jackets, and because of coats for kids, they’re going to have a coat and be warm,” Stamps said.
The demand stays high each year. Victor Frazier from the West Central Community Center said the event stays busy.
“It’s been consistently busy every year,” Frazier said. “That doesn’t change. There’s always children and young adults that need coats.”
Within 45 minutes of the distribution starting, many coats had already been taken.
The Coats 4 Kids program continues distribution at locations throughout the Inland Northwest
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