The Lincoln Fire Fighters Association Local #644 and Operation Warm http://www.operationwarm.org are launching their 2019 Coat Program. For the 6th year, the Lincoln Fire Fighters Association is raising money to buy new winter coats for children in need. Since 2014, the Lincoln Fire Fighters have helped over 4,000 Lincoln elementary school children by providing new, warm winter coats.
“Lincoln’s fire fighters see the need for this program on a daily basis,” said Jason Love, program coordinator for the Lincoln Fire Fighters. “We have a great partnership with the schools and they help us identify the areas where we can do the most good.”
The schools are selected based on the percentage of student enrollment in the free and reduced lunch program. In order to qualify for a free lunch, a family of 4 must make less than $33,475.