11/15/2025
Welcome Baby’s 13th Annual Coat Drive starts next week! Last year’s event collected and distributed a record-breaking 1,427 coats, that benefited Durham County youth. The Welcome Baby team is looking to top that number this year and asks community members to donate gently used and new children’s coats, hats, and scarves in sizes newborn to 8 years. This year’s event will run from Monday, November 17, 2025, until Friday, January 9, 2026.
Donated coats should be freshly washed and dried before dropping them off at one of the following collection locations:
Durham County Cooperative Extension (Welcome Baby office): 721 Foster St.
The following Durham County Library locations:
Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
East Regional, 211 Lick Creek Ln.
North Regional, 221 Milton Rd.
South Regional, 4505 S. Alston Ave.
Southwest Regional, 3605 Shannon Rd.
Little Gym Durham, 1125 NC 54, Suite 602 (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat-Sun, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Der Nach Bar, 4916 Hillsborough Rd. (Tue-Thurs, 1 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.)
Once Upon a Child: 4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite 10 (Mon-Sat, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.)
If you purchase a coat at this location for the coat drive, you will receive a $5 coupon to use on your next purchase.
Items can be dropped off at the Welcome Baby Program location Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Please check Welcome Baby’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for other locations.
Collection times at DCo Library locations are determined by the hours each location operates, which can be found at DurhamCountyLibrary.org.
If a community member or organization would like to host a miniature coat drive or drop-off location, please contact the Welcome Baby team at 919-560-7319 or at ckriley@dconc.com.
