Overview
New York's annual statewide holiday donation drive to benefit families in need across New York will begin on Monday, November 18, 2024.
Donations of new, unwrapped toys, coats and school supplies are being sought to assist community-based organizations during the holiday giving season.
The New York State Office of General Services has set up drop-off locations across the State for businesses and individuals to bring donations, which will be distributed to families in underserved communities throughout New York.
Types of Acceptable Items
The following are acceptable items:
- New unwrapped toys
- New or gently used coats
- School supplies such as backpacks, lunch boxes, pencils, pens, notebooks, binders, folders and more.
Drop-Off Locations
The drop-off locations will collect donations starting Monday, November 18, 2024 through Friday, December 13, 2024.
The drop-off locations are as follows:
Capital Region
- Agency Buildings 1,2,3,4 - Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Alfred E. Smith Building, 80 South Swan Street, Albany
- Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Empire State Plaza Main Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Harriman Campus Buildings 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 12 Harriman Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany
- Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, Albany
- Legislative Office Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- New York State Capitol, Albany
- NYSDOT, 50 Wolf Road, Albany
- NYSERDA, 15 Columbia Circle, Albany
- NYSERDA, 17 Columbia Circle, Albany
- Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Swan Street Building, Core 2 and Core 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Ten Eyck Building, 40 North Pearl Street, Albany
- 44 Holland Avenue, Albany
- 625 Broadway, Albany
- 328 State Street, Schenectady
Central New York
- Senator John J. Hughes State Office Building, 333 E. Washington Street, Syracuse
Finger Lakes
- NYS State Police, 1155 Scottsville Road, Rochester
Long Island
- Perry B. Duryea State Office Building, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge
Mid-Hudson
- Eleanor Roosevelt State Office Building, 4 Burnett Boulevard, Poughkeepsie
Mohawk Valley
- Homer Folks Facility, 28 Hill Street, Oneonta
- Utica State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica
New York City
- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street, New York City
- Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn
North Country
- Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington Street, Watertown
Southern Tier
- Binghamton State Office Building, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton
- Henderson-Smith State Office Building, 107 Broadway, Hornell
Western New York
- Electric Tower, 535 Washington Street, Buffalo
- 95 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Shipping Option
Packages ordered online can be shipped to the following location:
Empire State Plaza
P1 South Dock J
Albany, NY 12242
NYS Holiday Drive