New York kicked off its annual statewide holiday giving drive on Thursday, December 9, to benefit families in need and fill their hearts with the spirit of the season.
New Yorkers can donate new, unwrapped toys, coats and school supplies to help organizations during the 2021 holiday donations.
The General Service Office established drop-off locations throughout the state for businesses and individuals to drop off new unwrapped toys, coats and school supplies that will be distributed to families in underserved communities in New York.
COVID-19 protocols will be implemented to ensure biosecurity for those leaving donations, including physical distancing and access to hand sanitizer. The use of masks is required.
Donation drop-off locations are as follows:
- Alfred E. Smith Building, 80 South Swan Street, Albany
- Empire State Plaza Main Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Agency Buildings 1,2,3,4 – Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Swan Street Building, Core 2 and Core 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Harriman Campus Buildings 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 12 Harriman Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany
- Ten Eyck Building, 40 North Pearl Street, Albany
- 50 Wolf Road, Albany
- 625 Broadway, Albany
- Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, Albany
- 44 Holland Avenue, Albany
- 328 State Street, Schenectady
- Senator John J. Hughes State Office Building, 333 E. Washington Street, Syracuse
- Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington Street, Watertown
- Utica State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica
- Eleanor Roosevelt State Office Building, 4 Burnett Boulevard, Poughkeepsie
- Henderson-Smith State Office Building, 107 Broadway, Hornell
- Binghamton State Office Building, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton
- NYS State Police, 1155 Scottsville Road, Rochester
- Homer Folks Facility, 28 Hill Street, Oneonta
- Electric Tower, 535 Washington Street, Buffalo
- Perry B. Duryea State Office Building, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge
- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street, New York City
- Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn
Packages ordered online can be shipped to the following location:
Empire State Plaza
P1 South Dock J
Albany, New York 12242
NYS Holiday Drive
“Now more than ever, it is important that New Yorkers take care of each other during the holiday season,” said Governor Hochul. “From the pandemic to Hurricane Ida, our fellow New Yorkers have experienced so much hardship this year and that is why we must all come together to care for the less fortunate. I encourage all New Yorkers with the means to do so to donate to the collection. New York’s Toy and Coats Annual, which puts smiles on the faces of kids across the state and helps them have a warm and happy holiday season. “
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