Joey’s Toy Drive
A young boy in a Santa hat carries the new toy he just received, walking out of the Joey's Toy Drive warehouse

Volunteer-run since 2012.

Every child deserves a gift on Christmas morning.

Every toy collected here stays here. Tens of thousands a year, volunteer-run, across the Bay Area.

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Joey’s Toy Drive collects new, unwrapped toy donations and distributes them as Christmas gifts to children in need throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Our mission, since 2012Started by Joey Childs at age 8, in San Jose, California

Why it matters.

“It’s more than us filling their car with toys and putting a smile on their faces. It’s giving them hope, and it’s making them feel loved and listened to.”

Joey Childs, founder
A volunteer hands a wrapped toy through a car window to a young girl reaching out for it on distribution day
Distribution day in San Jose.

How the drive works.

  1. Partners collect

    Businesses, schools, and faith communities put our collection boxes where people already walk every day. We deliver the boxes, supply the materials, and pick everything up, free.

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  2. San Jose sorts

    Every box returns to one warehouse, where our volunteers sort every toy by age.

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  3. Local organizations deliver

    Community organizations that already serve Bay Area families request toys from us and hand them to the children they know.

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Run by students, backed by the Bay Area.

It started with one eight-year-old. Now students run school drives, volunteers bring the drive to their own towns, and about 120 Bay Area partners host collections every season, Fortune 500s among them.

A group of student volunteers holding a Joey's Toy Drive sign at their school's collection drive
A school collection drive, run by its students.

A few of the partners who host a drive each season.

Three ways to put a gift under a tree.

Give a toy

One new, unwrapped toy for a child aged 0 to 17. Drop it at our San Jose warehouse, or order from the wish list and have it sent straight to the drive.

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Host a drive

Set up a collection box at your office, school, or gym. We deliver the boxes, the materials, and the pickup. Hosting costs nothing.

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Volunteer

Sorting, driving, and distribution. The whole drive runs on people who give a few days.

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We accept donations year-round.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy to our San Jose warehouse, weekdays 9 to 4, or ship one from the Amazon wish list. Donation sites across the Bay Area open when the drive is underway.

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We’ll tell you when the drive is underway.

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Give a toy.

Drop one off at 186 Barnard Ave in San Jose, Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

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