Mission
IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION AS A FREE STORE PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED, IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT, JOSEPH'S COAT MAINTAINS AN INCLUSIVE PHILOSOPHY TOWARD THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDIEST AND OFTEN MOST MARGINALIZED MEMBERS. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES AND CHALLENGES ARE WELCOMED AND SERVED. THE AGENCY OFFERS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE HOMELESS, THOSE LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES, THE WORKING POOR, NEW IMMIGRANTS, THE UNEMPLOYED, THOSE RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON, AND INDIVIDUALS BATTLING CHEMICAL ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. JOSEPH'S COAT PROVIDES A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON WHO COMES THROUGH ITS DOORS IS ACKNOWLEDGED AND AFFIRMED.