Winnipeggers donate piles of winter clothes for the homeless

The mercury is dropping more every day and Winnipeg's homeless people are in need of the right clothing to keep them warm through the winter.

Ron Eldridge, an advocate for the city's homeless population, is doing his part to get as many mitts, toques, boots and coats into the hands of those in need before the snow settles in.

Eldridge, who was homeless for 13 years, set up a clothing drive in Old Market Square Saturday hoping to collect enough warm clothing to dress 900 people.

"The homeless population is getting worse every year," Eldridge said. "Every month we get more and more people that are homeless, and most of the homeless people can't afford to go out and buy this stuff and that's why we do this."

Clothing items that didn't get distributed to homeless people Saturday will get dropped off at shelters and to people living on the street, Eldridge said.