For more than 25 years, we’ve provided coats and winter gear to Rhode Islanders in need.
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Spread the warmth.
100% volunteer-driven.
As a fully-volunteer organization, we rely on the support of our friends, family, and neighbors like you to help us continue this work.
501(c)3 nonprofit.
As a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, your donations are tax-deductible. Reach out if you need our documentation!
Women-led.
BND is led by Lauren Testoni and Becka Carroll, two lifelong Rhode Islanders and URI alumnae (Rhody Rhody Rhody!).
People first.
Everything we do is for the benefit of the community. All coats, winter gear, and socks/underwear donated go straight into the hands of community members or our trusted partner organizations with direct ties to folks in need.
Advocacy.
We know what we do isn’t a solution for homelessness or poverty. That’s why it’s important that we all use our voices and voting power to hold lawmakers and elected officials accountable for keeping people safely housed.