KEEP KIDS WARM COAT DRIVE!
You can donate coats at the locations below:

YMC Inc.  2975 Lanark Street- Meridian
(across from RC Willey at Eagle and Franklin)
They will also collect items while on service calls

Tom Scott Toyota – Idaho Center Auto Mall – Nampa
D&B Supply Stores – All Treasure Valley locations
Boise Gun Company – Nampa location

HISTORY OF KEEP KIDS WARM

Keep Kids Warm started in December of 1996 with a single phone call from a young girl that was trying to win money from KIZN so she could order some heating oil for her family. The morning show at the time (Mark Rivers and Rich Summers), had been giving away cash with a “Song Of The Day” contest the previous few weeks. The contest had come to an end but Kissin’ listeners were still calling Mark & Rich, asking about the “song of day.” When they explained on the air that the contest was over the studio phone rang, and there was Christian, a young girl who asked Mark & Rich this question, “If I can’t win the money, can I win some heating oil for my family…our house is cold, and we just want to be warm for Christmas…” Mark and Rich were floored, and, as you might guess, so were the Kissin’ listeners. That call generated an outpouring of calls and donations, and before that morning was over, an account had been set-up, and Keep Kids Warm was born. That year around $17,000 was raised, and the money not only helped Christian’s family, but several others around the Treasure Valley as well. Last year, Keep Kids Warm raised over $50,000. To date, Keep Kids Warm has raised nearly $650,000 and helped over 1000 Treasure Valley families make it through some tough times and cold winter months. Today, the Kissin’ staff carries on the tradition, and with your donations and contributions, will help more families around the Treasure Valley.

LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL CALL (edited for time)

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE
All of  these agencies provide energy assistance for such things as fuel, propane and utilities.
You will need to contact the proper agency for the county where you live.

ADA, ELMORE and OWYHEE COUNTIES
El-Ada Community Action Agency
701 E 44th #1
Boise, Id 83714
208-322-1242

ADAMS, BOISE, CANYON, GEM, VALLEY, PAYETTE and WASHINGTON COUNTIES
Western Idaho Community Action Program, Inc.
315B South Main
Payette, Id 83661
208-642-9086

MALHEUR COUNTY
Community In Action
49 NW 1st St.  #6
Ontario, OR  97914
541-889-9555

All of the money raised from Keep Kids Warm goes directly to the people and families that need it. There are no administrative fees, salaries, or other costs taken out of the money raised, and all of the money stays here and is distributed in the Treasure Valley.