Several stores in Lincoln Center, a shopping and eating location in Stockton, will be accepting donations of gently used coats and new socks through Sunday.

Since Nov. 1, many shops at the center have been collecting the items in bins and they will be donated to the Gospel Center Rescue Mission, a ministry that provides services for people dealing with homelessness and addiction in San Joaquin County.

Collection locations around Lincoln Center include Artesian Natural Foods, Best Wishes, Flair Boutique, F&M Bank, Orange Theory Fitness, Parkwoods Cleaners, Theadora Boutique, The UPS Store, Shine Cycle + Yoga + Barre, Village Barber Shop, and Wesson Hearing Aid Center.

Anyone wanting to donate can leave the items at any of the stores during normal business hours.

Victoria Franco is a reporter based in Stockton covering San Joaquin County for Bay City News Foundation and its nonprofit news site Local News Matters. She is a Report for America corps member.

Victoria Franco is a Stockton-based reporter covering the diverse news around the Central Valley as part of the Report for America program. As a Stockton native, Franco is proud to cover stories within her community and report a variety of coverage. She is a San Jose State University alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. In her collegiate years she was Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily. From her time at the Spartan Daily she helped lead her staff to California College Media Awards and a General Excellence first place. Victoria encourages readers to email her story tips and ideas at victoria.franco@baycitynews.com.