Help our kids stay warm this winter with a donation to the 2025 Cash for Coats drive, which is now underway!
Cash for Coats – coordinated by the office of Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan – is an annual effort to raise money to buy new winter coats and accessories for City School District of Albany students in need.
The mayor, Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter and several community sponsors launched this year's drive Monday morning at a news conference at in the City Hall rotunda.
You can donate in several ways:
- Make an online donation
- Text CASHFORCOATS to 53555
- Drop off a donation at City Hall, or mail a check payable to Cash for Coats/Lodge's Department Store to Albany City Hall, Mezz RM 252, 24 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207.
Donations are due by Friday, Nov. 7. All donations are welcome, and every dollar raised goes directly to purchase of coats and accessories.
This year marks the 18th Cash for Coats drive. Since it began, the program has purchased more than 18,000 new coats and tens of thousands of new hats, gloves and mittens for Albany children.
Besides the city, the Palace and the school district, community partners supporting the drive include Lodge's Department Store, Burke Company and Dr. Edward Wladis of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery.