2023 Honorable Mention: Coats for Kids

The 2023 Community Impact Award (Honorable Mention) goes to The Junior League of Austin, Texas for their Signature Impact Program, Coats for Kids.

This year marked the program’s 36th year and its 1 millionth coat distribution. The program boasts strong connections with its community partners and a huge turnout from volunteers within and the surrounding community. In 2022, 60 schools, 69 businesses and 20 community organizations hosted Coat drives for Coats for Kids. Over 450 JLA members volunteer each year alongside over 1,000 other volunteers from the Austin community for over 4,500 hours. The JLA surpassed their 2022 coat goal of 30,000 to distribute over 32,000 new and gently used coats to Central Texas children in need.