For its forty third yr, the Chilly Days, Heat Hearts coat drive will settle for donations of latest or gently used coats to assist individuals experiencing homelessness by means of the winter.
Coat donations might be accepted at any 5 Stars Cleaners, Dutch Boy Cleaners and Santikos Leisure location now by means of Jan. 31, 2026. Donors will obtain a Santikos popcorn coupon and 30-minute sport card, and a $5 reward certificates for any 5 Star Cleaners or Dutch Boy Cleaners location.
The coat drive will profit SAMMinistries and Christian Help Ministries, which work intently with the unhoused inhabitants in San Antonio. Direct monetary donations to SAMMinistries and CAM may also be made by scanning the QR code on donation packing containers.
“It’s an honor to work alongside these organizations to assist these in want. Males’s, girls’s and youngsters’s coats are wanted, however so are direct donations to those organizations who’re on the entrance strains in service,” co-owner of 5 Star Cleaners and Dutch Boy Cleaners Nicholas Abuawad mentioned in a press launch.
The Chilly Days, Heat Hearts coat drive began in 1982 and has since collected, cleaned, repaired and distributed over 261,000 coats to individuals experiencing homelessness in San Antonio.
“Every year, I’m humbled by the outpouring of compassion our neighborhood exhibits by means of the Chilly Days, Heat Hearts coat drive,” mentioned Nikisha J. Baker, President and CEO of SAMMinistries, in a press launch. “By way of the beneficiant donations and assist, households and people experiencing homelessness in San Antonio and Bexar County will really feel the heat and reassurance that they aren’t alone this vacation season.”
Santikos will host a coat donation occasion from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at their Cibolo Theater location.
Final winter, organizations serving to these experiencing homelessness, like SAMMinistries, Christian Help Ministries and Have for Hope, got here collectively to answer a necessity for housing by means of freezing temperatures. The Chilly Days, Heat Hearts coat drive showcases their ongoing efforts to assist the unhoused inhabitants by means of the winter.
“San Antonians have giving hearts and present up in pressure to assist their neighbors and neighborhood. It’s the rationale this coat drive has been so profitable for therefore lengthy,” Abuawad mentioned.
