MOC Charities

A division of MOC Foundation, Inc.

Warm-A-Child

Helping Incarcerated Parents Care for Their Children

Winter can be a particularly challenging time for families impacted by incarceration. For many caregivers stepping in to raise children while a parent is away, basic necessities like adequate winter clothing can become a heavy financial burden.

Our Warm-A-Child program ensures that children of incarcerated parents receive brand-new, high-quality winter coats to keep them warm, safe, and confident throughout the coldest months of the year.

Sponsor a Warm Coat

Program Opens

November 1

Program Closes

November 30

Coats Distributed

December 7 – 21

Program Purpose

Why Warm-A-Child Matters

Restoring Family Bonds

By empowering incarcerated parents to present the coat to their child we help maintain and repair the vital parent-child connection.

Preserving Dignity

Parents are given the dignity of providing for their child, and children receive a gift filled with love directly from their parent.

Alleviating Financial Strain

Caregivers raising children on a single or fixed income get relief from the heavy cost of winter outerwear.

Promoting Wellbeing

Proper winter attire ensures children stay healthy, confident, and able to attend school regularly through the winter.

Our Process

How the Program Works

Parent Participation

Incarcerated parents work with facility coordinators and our team to request a brand-new coat sized specifically for their child.

Personalized Gifting

Parents can include a personal note or gift tag with the coat, making the present truly theirs to give.

Special Delivery & Distribution

Coats are presented to children during special facility family-reunification events, winter visiting days, or delivered directly to the caregiver on the parent’s behalf.

Support Us

How You Can Help

Sponsor a Gift Coat

A donation of $35 provides a brand-new coat, hat, and gloves, enabling a parent to give a meaningful winter gift to their child.

Give Now

Volunteer

Help us process, tag, and organize coats so they are ready for parents to share with their children ahead of the winter chill.

Answers to common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

If we have any coats left over once we have distributed all coats to incarcerated parents with children, we make the coats available to the public as part of our LaQuisha’s Clothing Closet program.

We do not accept used coats in this program but you can see if our clothing closet has space to accept your gently used coats.

Not at this time. We work with prisons, halfway houses, and mandatory in-stay rehabilitation programs to identify parents whose children could use coats.

We are not able to process new coats this way. At this time, we accept financial contributions so that we can purchase the coats needed in the sizes needed.