UMassFive is proud to announce that their members, staff, and community partners have donated hundreds of winter coats and clothing items to the Amherst Survival Center and the Gray House in Springfield. The donations were collected during a fall drive at UMassFive’s Hadley, Northampton, and Springfield branches.
“This year, we aimed to place coats in the community sooner, when the need first increases,” said Cait Murray, Community Outreach Manager at UMassFive. “Our members and employees rose to the occasion, helping us achieve our largest donation total in over ten years.” For the fourth consecutive year, UMassFive employees also volunteered to sort and organize donations at the Amherst Survival Center into a winter clothing pop-up boutique. Neighbors in need were welcome to visit the boutique to “shop” for free new and used winter clothing items, resulting in 393 coats being distributed. The Amherst Survival Center also partnered with the Center for New Americans to provide winter items to newly arrived students. Donations collected at the Springfield branch were delivered to The Gray House, supporting some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Those interested in supporting the Amherst Survival Center or the Gray House can visit amherstsurvival.org and grayhouse.org to learn how to help.
