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We have plenty of ways you can serve this holiday season to support neighbors in need! Sign up to volunteer, and bring hope and renewal to our neighbors.
Want to volunteer with your church? If you attend one of our church partners, keep an eye out for what your church shares.
His Toy Store Reimagined
For over 25 years, His Toy Store has been an annual Christmas outreach that provides toys to families in need. This year we’re continuing our pandemic version, His Toy Store Reimagined. For a third year, we are raising holiday funds for our affiliates, so they can provide a projected 15,000 families with basic needs (like food and groceries), in addition to toys!
As part of His Toy Store Reimagined, our affiliates also need volunteers to bring holiday joy throughout Thanksgiving and Christmas. Find a way to volunteer today!
Date |
Affiliate |
Location |
Volunteer Details |
Time of Day |
Serve |
| 11/26 - 12/15 | REACH Family and Education Center | Brooklyn | Creative Design Team For His Toy Store Gingerbread House 2023 | Ongoing opportunities | Learn more |
| Ongoing | Beacon Christian Community Health Center | Virtual | Share the Joy of Christmas with Our Patients | Ongoing virtual opportunity | Learn more |
| Ongoing | CityMeals On Wheels | Virtual | Send Hand-Made Holiday Cards to Elderly Neighbors | Ongoing virtual opportunity | Learn more |
| Fri. 12/2 | Hillside Center for Education | Astoria | Calling All Teens To Wrap Gifts for Children | 6:30 - 8:15 pm | FULL |
| Sat. 12/3 | Hillside Center for Education | Jamaica, Queens | Help Families Celebrate Christmas | FULL | |
| Sat. 12/3 | World Vision | Bronx | Pack Relief Supplies and Sort Toys for Neighbors in Need | 9:45 am - 2:00 pm | Sign up |
| Sat. 12/3 | Dream Center | Long Island City | Wrap Christmas Gifts for Families Across NYC | 10 am - 12 pm 2 pm - 4 pm |
Sign up |
| Sat. 12/3 | Graffiti 2 | South Bronx | Distribute Coats to South Bronx Neighbors for the Holidays | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Sign up |
| By Mon. 12/5 | Safe Families for Children | Virtual | Handwrite Cards for Families this Christmas | Ongoing opportunity until 12/5 | FULL |
| Weds. 12/7 | City Relief | Chelsea | Offer Soup & Holiday Cheer to Friends Experiencing Homelessness | 10:30 am - 1:15 pm | FULL |
| Fri. 12/9 | City Relief | Downtown | Offer Soup & Holiday Cheer to Friends Experiencing Homelessness | 10:30 am - 1:15 pm | FULL |
| Fri. 12/9 | Dream Center | Long Island City | Wrap Christmas Gifts for Families Across NYC | 5:30 - 8:00 pm | Sign up |
| Fri. 12/9 | Young Life | Brooklyn | Serve at a Holiday Party for Teens in Brooklyn | 6:00 - 9:00 pm | FULL |
| Sat. 12/10 | YoungLives Manhattan | Harlem | YoungLives Manhattan 2nd Annual Santa's Workshop | 9:00 am - 12 pm 12:00 - 4:00 pm |
FULL |
| Sat. 12/10 | Restore NYC | Brooklyn | Set Up and Decorate Holiday Market for Survivors of Trafficking | 9:00 - 11:00 am | FULL |
| Sat. 12/10 | City Relief | South Bronx | Offer Soup & Holiday Cheer to Friends Experiencing Homelessness | 10:30 am - 1:15 pm | FULL |
| Sat. 12/10 | Restore NYC | Brooklyn | Dress Up as Santa at Holiday Market for Survivors of Trafficking | 11:30 am - 3 pm 2:50 - 5:00 pm |
Learn more |
| Sat. 12/10 | Restore NYC | Brooklyn | Serve Survivors of Trafficking at Holiday Market | 11:15 am - 3 pm 2:50 - 6:00 pm |
FULL |
| Sat. 12/10 | Garden of Hope | Flushing | Christmas Celebration | 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Sign up |
| Sat. 12/10 | Chinese Christian Herald Crusades | Downtown | Support Holiday Party for Youth with Disabilities | 1:00 - 5:00 pm | Sign up |
| Tues. 12/13 | Graffiti Community Ministries | East Village | Serve at Graffiti's Christmas Toy Event | 8 am - 11 am 11 am - 2 pm 3 pm - 6 pm |
Sign up |
| Tues. 12/13 | The Bowery Mission/Mont Lawn City Camp | South Bronx | Set Up for Mont Lawn City Camp South Bronx's Christmas Toy Shop | 10:00 am - 7:00pm | Learn more |
| Tues. 12/13 | The Bowery Mission/Mont Lawn City Camp | East Harlem | Set Up for Mont Lawn City Camp East Harlem's Christmas Toy Shop | 10:00 am - 7:00pm | Learn more |
| Weds. 12/14 | Chinese Christian Herald Crusades | Flushing | Serve at Christmas Party Talent Show | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Sign up |
| Weds. 12/14 | The Bowery Mission/Mont Lawn City Camp | South Bronx | Serve at Mont Lawn City Camp South Bronx's Christmas Toy Shop | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | Learn more |
| Weds. 12/14 | The Bowery Mission/Mont Lawn City Camp | East Harlem | Serve at Mont Lawn City Camp East Harlem’s Christmas Toy Shop | 11:00 am - 7:00 pm | Learn more |
| Thurs. 12/15 | The Bowery Mission/Mont Lawn City Camp | South Bronx | Serve at Mont Lawn City Camp South Bronx's Christmas Toy Shop | 3:00 - 7:00 pm | Learn more |
| Thurs. 12/15 | Graffiti Community Ministries | East Village | Assist at Graffiti's Community Christmas Party | 3 pm - 5 pm 5 pm - 7 pm 5:05 - 7:05 pm 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Sign up |
| Thurs. 12/15 | Graffiti 2 | South Bronx | Minister to the Marginalized at Stop and Care Christmas Outreach | 4:00 - 8:00 pm | Learn more |
| By Fri. 12/16 | Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Virtual | Send Christmas Cards to Nursing Home Residents | Ongoing opportunity until 12/16 | Learn more |
| Fri. 12/16 | Chinese Christian Herald Crusades | Flushing | Serve at Christmas Party for After-School Program | 2:00 - 7:00 pm | Sign up |
| Fri. 12/16 | Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Upper East Side | Sing Christmas Carols for Elderly Residents | 3:45 - 5:00 pm | Sign up |
| Fri. 12/16 and Sat. 12/17 | REACH Family and Education Center | Brooklyn | Show God's Love at His Toy Store Gingerbread House Event | Various time slots available | Learn more |
| Sat. 12/17 | A House on Beekman | Bronx | Host a Station for A House on Beekman's Annual Holiday Event | 9:00 am - 12 pm 12:00 - 3:00 pm |
Sign up |
| Sat. 12/17 | Center for All Abilities | Downtown | Joy x 2: For Me & For You (Christmas Party at CAA) | 10 am - 12 pm 11 am - 3 pm |
Sign up |
| Sat. 12/17 | Safe Families for Children | Upper East Side | Serve NYC Families at Annual His Toy Store Party | 10 am - 1 pm 11:30am-3:30 pm 11:30 am - 3 pm 1 pm - 4 pm |
FULL |
| Sat. 12/17 | Safe Families for Children | Undisclosed | Serve as a His Toy Store Delivery Elf | 1:00 - 4:00 pm | FULL |
| Sat. 12/17 | Chinese Christian Herald Crusades | Brooklyn | Distribute Gifts at Family Day Holiday Celebration | 1:00 - 5:00 pm | Sign up |
| Sat. 12/17 | Urban Hope | Staten Island | Christmas Wonderland on Staten Island | 5:00 - 8:00 pm | Sign up |
| Sun. 12/18 | Next Step Community Church | Downtown Brooklyn | Assist with Holiday Toy Giveaway Event | 12:00 - 3:00 pm | FULL |
| Sun. 12/18 | YoungLives Queens | Flushing | Serve at a Holiday Party for Teen Moms in Queens | 2:00 - 6:00 pm | Sign up |
Other ways to serve with our affiliate partners: hfny.org/volunteer