Driving Away the Cold

 The federal definition of poverty is a family of four living on an annual income below $22,050. In Pennsylvania, statistics from 2009 tell us that 430,000 children would be defined as living in poverty. When we double the annual income to just $44,100 per year for that same family of four, the number of children more than doubles to 974,000. We know, by federal standards, that at least 150,000 children in the five-county Philadelphia area are poverty stricken. Driving Away the Cold was designed to ensure that this classification does not define the lives of these children. 

Information & Registration

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Dealer Members of the ADAGP can join our effort by clicking on the icon to the right to download the registration forms.  Then participating dealers decide if they want to distribute their donated coats through a self-selected social service agency or if they want the Foundation to manage the distribution of their donated coats through the YMCA network.

Frequently Asked Questions

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For more details, click on the icon to the right to view the Frequently Asked Questions or contact Mary Lynn Alvarino.

Thanks to the dealerships listed below.  They are registered and ready to support September's We Pledge campaign:

To stay up-to-date with the program over the next several months, become a fan of the Driving Away the Cold Facebook page.