Giving Back

A Cleaner World is committed to a tradition of excellence and community service. We are proud of our partnership in community programs like Community Baby Shower and Cover the City. In addition, from 1987 through 2026, we've collected over 1,012,019 coats for the Salvation Army through our signature program, Give A Kid A Coat.

For more information on how to help us make a difference, contact Brian Harrell at brian@acleanerworld.com.

Cover the City

Since 2013, Cover the City Project has been working to provide warmth and care to neighbors in need by collecting blankets for people experiencing homelessness during the coldest months of the year. Each year, donated blankets help support both those staying in local shelters and those living without shelter.

This fall, A Cleaner World is proud to once again partner with Cover the City Project and FOX8 WGHP for the annual blanket drive. From September 30 through December 1, 2026, we invite you to help us cover our community in warmth by donating new or gently used blankets.

To participate, blankets can be dropped off at any of our Piedmont Triad and Burlington locations. Click here to learn more about the Cover the City Project.

2027 Give A Kid A Coat Campaign

In 2027, Give A Kid A Coat celebrates 40 years of helping provide warmth to those in need in our communities. The annual coat drive will run from Friday, January 8 through Saturday, February 13, 2027.

Participating is easy. Simply check your closets for outgrown coats or coats you no longer wear and bring them to any A Cleaner World location during the campaign. A Cleaner World will clean, press, and make minor repairs to donated coats at no charge before they are given to The Salvation Army for distribution to local individuals and families in need.

We encourage groups (schools, churches, businesses, and others) to hold collections prior to the campaign kickoff and drop them off in between Christmas and New Year's so we can begin to clean them and have coats ready for distribution in early January.

For more information about group collections, contact liz@acleanerworld.com.

We look forward to seeing you for our 40th Give A Kid A Coat campaign in January 2027!

Give A Kid A Coat is sponsored by A Cleaner World, The Salvation Army, WGHP/Fox8, 1075KZL, and Rock92. The 2026 campaign's media sponsors were Go Green Plumbing, Heating and Air, and AAA Self Storage.

Community Baby Shower

Adding a new baby to a family is a joyous occasion. Yet, we know some of our neighbors are struggling to get by. Add the needs of a newborn to the mix, and often families have to choose between buying diapers or paying the electric bill. To assist these families, A Cleaner World is partnering with FOX8 to host the 10th Annual FOX8 Community Baby Shower, a program designed to provide baby essentials.

To participate in the Community Baby Shower, drop off new things like diapers, wipes, formula, and supplies or gently used items like baby clothes, toys, and cribs at any Triad area A Cleaner World locations. from April 20 to May 10, 2026. The Salvation Army will collect and distribute the donated items throughout our community. Cash donations can be made online and securely to The Salvation Army here. Essential items will be purchased with cash donations and distributed to new mothers and babies in need.

“We believe in the importance of family,” said Chris Edwards, CEO of A Cleaner World, “and adding a baby to a family should equal joy and happiness, not stress and worry. We want new parents to be able to focus on that joy and merely loving on their new baby. The simple act of donating a package of diapers or some clothing your child has outgrown can make such a difference.”

Do Good. Donate Goods.

Since 2009, A Cleaner World has been a drop off point for anyone that wants to donate their gently used clothes to The Salvation Army Family Thrift Stores.

Items that are donated to The Salvation Army Family Thrift Stores are sold to the community, many times at bargain prices, and the proceeds help support their programs like disaster relief, adult rehabilitation, youth camps, elderly services, and so on. While these services are dubbed as programs, the bottom line is that you’re helping people (doing good) – our neighbors in need. Who knew that simply cleaning out your closet and dropping off your no longer needed clothes at any Triad A Cleaner World location (donate goods) could make such an impact?!