How to Donate to Annual NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago Coat Drive This Holiday Season

Give the gift of warmth this holiday season by donating to the NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and Comcast Making A Difference Coat Drive.

Donate a new or gently used coat to the Salvation Army as part of the annual event. Special thanks to our Coat Drive partner, Metra.

See below for a full list of collection locations and dates.

NBC 5/ Telemundo Chicago
454 N. Columbus, Chicago 60611
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

BNSF Metra Station
233 N. Broadway, Aurora 60505
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
1090 N. Route 59 Aurora 60504
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
105 E. 4th Ave. Naperville 60540
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
1000 Front St. Lisle 60532
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
5000 Belmont Ave. Downers Grove 60515
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
5001 Main St. Downers Grove 60515
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
1 West Quincy Westmont 60559
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
1 South Prospect Ave. Clarendon Hills 60514
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
21 East Hinsdale Ave. Hinsdale 60521
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
914 Burlington Ave. Western Springs 60558
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
25 W. Burlington Rd. LaGrange 60525
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

BNSF Metra Station
6801 Windsor Ave. Berwyn 60402
Nov. 1-Nov. 30

Metra
233 N. Broadway, Aurora 60505
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Metra
500 W. Jackson, Chicago 60661
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Metra
414 S. LaSalle, Chicago 60605
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Metra
151 E. Randolph, Chicago 60601
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Metra
500 W. Madison, Chicago 60661
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Metra
132 E. Van Buren, Chicago 60605
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Metra
547 W. Jackson, Chicago 60661
Nov. 28-Nov. 30

Salvation Army
1035 E. Rand Rd., Arlington Heights 60004
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
9000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview 60455
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
4315 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago 60613
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
2941 N Central Ave., Chicago 60634
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
5713 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60651
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
2270 N. Clybourn, Chicago 60614
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
7511 Lemont Rd. (Suite 180), Darien 60561
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
2151 W. Devon, Chicago 60659
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
91 E. North Ave., Glendale Heights 60139
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
1590 Douglas Rd., Montgomery 60538
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
3301 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago 60618
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
6715 W. Dempster St., Morton Grove 60053
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
509 N. Union Ave., Chicago 60654
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
6434 W. 63rd St., Chicago 60638
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
8732 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn 60453
November 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
6536 W. Roosevelt Rd., Oak Park 60304
November 13th-December 1st

Salvation Army
825 E. Nerge Rd., Roselle 60172
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
2067 Lincoln Highway, St. Charles 60174
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
4335 Oakton St., Skokie 60076
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
4052 W. Grand Ave., Chicago 60651
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
3559 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee 60031
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
4400 Elm St., McHenry 60050
Nov. 13th-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
340 Townline Rd., Mundelein 60060
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
428 S. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan 60085
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

Salvation Army
3367 Sheridan Rd., Zion 60099
Nov. 13-Dec. 1

My coat is tattered. Will you still use it? If so, how does that work?

Yes. While coats that are in wearable condition are preferred as donations to the coat drive, The Salvation Army has an extensive recycling program. Unusable coats are sold to ragging distributors. The money received for them is used to support The Salvation Army’s alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation programs, as is other revenue generated through thrift store sales. 

How are the coats distributed?

The Salvation Army serves over a million people each year in the Chicagoland area, including families, children and individuals. Many of those families receive assistance through the 28 corps community centers, as well as residential facilities, located throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

Many of those served through the need-based social service and assistance programs also receive coat vouchers. In addition to those, any family or individual in need can apply for a coat voucher at any of our corps community center locations.

Then, they can take that coat voucher to any Salvation Army Thrift Store in the list below to pick out a free coat. This distribution system allows people in need of coats to shop with the coats with dignity and select a coat that is the right size, style and weight for them.