Welcome to Button Up Connecticut

Button Up Connecticut's mission is to collect clean, new and gently used coats and distribute them to residents in need all across Connecticut. The coats are received from various companies, schools, churches and other organizations throughout the state who run their own coat drives and donate the coats they receive to Button Up Connecticut for distribution.

The coats we collect are provided to local non-profit agencies (schools, churches, children's homes, shelters, food pantries, and other social service agencies) by appointment only for distribution to their clients. Agencies can set up appointments to get coats for their clients by using the contact form,  by emailing Kara Lucht at [email protected] or call the Button Up Connecticut Hotline at 860-259-0239.

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How to Donate Coats

We are currently accepting donations at Get Siracusa Moving, 250 Commerce Circle, New Britain, CT. Coats can be brought to this location all year-round. We also have several drop-off locations available during the winter months. You can view these drop-off locations here.

How to Get a Coat

We distribute coats through local organizations.  Contact your local church or service organization to receive coats from Button Up Connecticut.

Get Involved

Help Button Up Connecticut collect coats!  The best way to help is to run a coat drive within your company or organization. Or become a drop off location!  If you are interested in doing so, contact us!

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson