Hundreds of children from temporary housing shelters across the boroughs gathered Saturday for the 10th annual Thanksgiving holiday feast and coat giveaway, hosted by the United Federation of Teachers.

“We’re teachers. We’re people who work in schools. We’re nurses. We’re caregivers, so this is in our DNA and this is the biggest one we’ve had,” said Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers.

Approximately 200 students between the ages of 5 and 18 years old attended this year’s event.

Organizers estimated about half of the children’s families are seeking asylum in the city.

“I painted my rock red and black with different colors and I like it,” said 8-year-old Deion Daney, showing his art piece.  

One of the favorite activities for the day were the stations set up for nails, hair and face painting.

“I got my braids done and then after I’m going to get my curls done,” said 8-year-old Shilaina Lewis.

Lewis attended with her mother, who said the out-pour of generosity meant so much to her.

“People feel like because you’re in a shelter that you know shelter kids and adults we don’t really get out that much so to have them do something amazing especially for the kids, is really creative and I think this puts a dent on my heart,” Shawteney Lewis said.

At the end of the event, each student walked away with a new coat, hat, a pair of gloves and a scarf.

“Very thankful because there are kids who don’t have jackets that can’t get jackets, so these people just want to help and give back to the children,” said 12-year-old Shailyn B.

“One year, [we] gave a boy about 8 years old a coat, tried it on made sure it fit him, he took it off and gave it back to me and I asked, ‘Why are you giving it back?’ and he said, ‘You mean I can keep this?’ and I said, ‘Yes,it’s for you,’” Richard Mantell, vice president of Middle Schools with the United Federation of Teachers, said. “And he came up to me and hugged me and it was hard to fight back tears.”