The Junior League of Austin (JLA) held the 39th annual Coats for Kids (CFK) distribution from Dec. 2–10, 2025. Together with our long-standing partners, Jack Brown Cleaners, iHeartRadio, and KVUE, JLA provided 32,458 warm winter coats to Central Texas children in need.

Since its beginning 40 years ago, CFK has collected and distributed 1,101,200 coats.

Coats for Kids 2025 Impact by the Numbers

The Junior League of Austin, its partners, and the community have an impressive and beautiful history of bringing warmth to children and families in our community: 

53 JLA members served on the CFK Committee across 11 sub-committees
1,319 community volunteers volunteered during Distribution Week
Over 120 organizations participated in the coat drive competition and collected 18,861 coats
12,595 coats were distributed to 169 schools throughout the Austin area
15 Del Valle ISD schools—All served at an in-person distribution
104 Austin ISD schools
22 Pflugerville ISD schools
28 charter schools
75 community organizations received over 14,000 coats for their program participants

JLA and Coats for Kids would like to thank every school and business that participated in the 2025 coat drive competition. 

Congratulations to our coat drive competition winners!

School Competition Winners

Preschool (multi-campus): Primrose Schools 

Preschool (single location): Rising Stars

Elementary school

Gold: Herrington Elementary

Silver: Casis Elementary

Middle school: Gorzycki Middle School

High school: Weiss High School

Private school: St. Michael’s Catholic Preparatory School

Business and Organization Winners 

Small business

Gold: Norwood Tower 

Silver: RR Dentistry

Medium business: M/I Homes of Austin

Large business: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Community group: St. Albert the Great Knights of Columbus

Nonprofit organization

Membership Organization: Young Men’s Service League

Area Nonprofit: Wildflower Center 

Although CFK distributes coats each December, coats may be donated year-round at The Junior League of Austin Community Impact Center, located at 5330 Bluffstone Lane, Austin, TX 78759. For more information about Coats for Kids, visit jlaustin.org/coats.

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