Schools collecting coats for kids in need
Schools collecting coats for kids in needBy Teri Vance tvance@nevadaappeal.com As winter approaches, the Carson City School District is collecting winter attire for children in need.As part of Kids in Transition, a program aimed at helping homeless children, director Jeannette Famoso is organizing the drive for coats, hats and gloves.Although her program focuses on children who are classified as homeless - those living in motels, campgrounds, cars or doubling up with other families - she said the coats will go to any child who doesn't have one."It's pretty much for anyone who needs one, even if they live in one of the surrounding counties," she said. "There's a huge need."She said the downturn in the economy has pushed some families that were borderline into poverty."Every day, the numbers are climbing," she said. "The need has definitely increased."Although she does not yet have an official count for the year of children who qualify for the program, she said the numbers have grown as have th