Governor Hochul Announces Launch of Holiday Toy, Coat and School Supply Drive to Benefit New Yorkers in Need

 

Statewide Drive Begins December 1

Shipped Packages Accepted at Empire State Plaza

 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York's annual statewide holiday donation drive to benefit families in need across New York will begin on December 1, 2022. Donations of new unwrapped toys, coats and school supplies are being sought to assist community-based organizations during the holiday giving season. 

"This holiday season, I encourage all New Yorkers to come together to support families and children across the state who are in need," Governor Hochul said. "New York's Annual Toy and Coat Drive is a great opportunity to bring some much-needed joy and hope to our communities, and everyone with the means to do so can spread some holiday cheer by donating." 

The New York State Office of General Services has set up drop-off locations across the state for businesses and individuals to bring the new unwrapped toys, coats and school supplies, which will be distributed to families in underserved communities throughout New York.

The drop-off locations will collect donations from December 1 through December 16. 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