Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York’s annual statewide holiday donation drive to benefit families in need across New York is underway as of Saturday, Nov. 1. Donations of new, unwrapped toys, coats, school supplies and non-perishable food items are being sought to support community-based organizations that assist New Yorkers during the holiday giving season. This year’s holiday drive has been expanded to include food donations for New York families in the wake of the Trump administration’s unlawful attempts to withhold federally-funded SNAP benefits — the largest and most effective anti-hunger program in the nation that helps feed nearly three million New Yorkers each month, most of whom are older adults, disabled or children.

“Generosity is a core value of the holiday season. New York’s statewide Toy and Coat Drive offers an opportunity to give back to our communities when it’s needed most,” Governor Hochul said. “I encourage all New Yorkers to consider donating to share hope, happiness, warmth and holiday cheer with children and families in need.”

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

Toys, coats, school supplies and non-perishable food donations will be collected at most drop-off locations from November 1 through December 5. Donations, both shipped and dropped off, will be accepted at the Empire State Plaza until December 15. Food collected between November 1 and the week before Thanksgiving will be distributed in time for the holiday.

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  1530 Jefferson Road, Rochester  259 Monroe Avenue, 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 

Packages ordered online can be shipped to the following location:

Empire State Plaza

P1 South Dock J
Albany, New York 12242
NYS Holiday Drive