Ways to Give

Donate a toy.
Donate a Christmas morning.

Three direct paths to children across nine Bay Area counties. Choose the one that fits how you give.

Edition 2026San Jose, CaliforniaEst · 2012

The 2026 drive

Nov 1

Drive opens

Dec 18

Last drop-off & pickup

Late Dec

Toy Day distribution

№ 01Drop off

Bring toys to the
warehouse.

Open year-round, Monday through Friday. Drop your toys at our San Jose HQ during business hours — no appointment required.

Address
186 Barnard Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
Hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Phone
(408) 244-0400
Get directions
Two volunteers standing beside a Joey's Toy Drive donation box at a partner storefront, with toys piling up inside the branded container

Partner storefronts

Boxes hosted across the Bay Area each November

№ 02Amazon Wishlist

Ship a toy from
anywhere.

The easiest way to give. Order new toys directly from our Amazon Wishlist — they ship straight to the San Jose warehouse. No driving, no wrapping, no coordination.

  1. № 01Open our Amazon Wishlist.
  2. № 02Pick any toy in the list (or add your own age-appropriate gift).
  3. № 03Set the shipping address to Joey's Toy Drive HQ at checkout.
Open the wishlist
№ 03Host a drive

Run a drive at
your workplace.

120+ Bay Area companies host a collection drive each November and December. We supply collection boxes, materials, pickup, and distribution. You supply the workplace.

Setup in 24 hours. Free. For businesses, schools, parishes, and community groups of any size.

Start your drive
№ 04Toy Policy

Bring the kind of toy a child
would unwrap themselves.

Discipline at the warehouse is how we keep the operation honest. Two short lists.

Accepted

  • New, unwrapped toys
  • Ages 0–17
  • Gift cards (any retailer)
  • Books, games, art kits

Not accepted

  • Used or opened toys
  • Clothing of any kind
  • Food or candy
  • Cash given in person*

* Joey’s Toy Drive is in the final stages of formalizing 501(c)(3) status. Until then we’re not accepting cash at the warehouse. Once formalized, this page will say so directly.

№ 05Bulk donations

Giving 50+ toys? We’ll come to you.

Free pickup anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area for donations of 50toys or more. Email us with the count, the address, and a date that works — we’ll handle the rest.

Email info@joeystoydrive.org

Every December, the same answer

One toy at a time. Forty thousand of them last year.

Be part of the 2026 drive. November 1 through December 18.

Shop the wishlistGet directions to HQ