Community activist Devine Carama is working against time and cold temperatures to ensure no child faces winter without a warm coat. His nonprofit, Believing in Forever, Inc has collected 1,900 winter coats for their 12th annual youth coat drive, but they’re still 400 coats short of meeting demand.
“This is our 12th annual youth coat drive, and we’ve given out over 25,000 coats total. This year we’ve had 2,300 requests for kids in eastern Kentucky and the Lexington area,” Carama said.
The shortfall comes as charitable giving declines across the country, with fewer donors contributing smaller amounts…