The Chicago Housing Authority and Operation Warm partnered for the 12th consecutive year Saturday at UIC Forum to give away 7,500 new winter coats to children living in public housing and participating in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Participants also enjoyed a resource fair with nearly 30 organizations offering services and giveaways. They included Wells Fargo, Pepsico, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Comcast and ComEd. CHA and Operation Warm have given out more than 100,000 coats to some 26,000 families over the last 12 years. CHA Board Chairperson Angela Hurlock, Executive Director of Claretian Associates, was on hand and helped distribute coats. Hurlock was appointed as CHA Chairperson by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in September. She said she is excited to work with CHA, and to see how Operation Warm is helping so many people. The partnership between CHA and Operation Warm began in 2008. Over the years it has grown to provide thousands of public housing residents with new winter coats (and access to services such as flu shots) on the last Saturday of October. Public housing residents and HCV participants pre-registered for the event. There were about 1,200 residents arriving each hour.
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