Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York\u2019s 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\u2019s holiday drive has been expanded to include food donations for New York families in the wake of the Trump administration\u2019s unlawful attempts to withhold federally-funded SNAP benefits \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cGenerosity is a core value of the holiday season. New York\u2019s statewide Toy and Coat Drive offers an opportunity to give back to our communities when it\u2019s needed most,\u201d Governor Hochul said. \u201cI encourage all New Yorkers to consider donating to share hope, happiness, warmth and holiday cheer with children and families in need.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The drop-off locations are as follows:<\/p>\n
Capital Region<\/p>\n
Agency Buildings 1,2,3,4 \u2013 Empire State Plaza, Albany\u202fAlfred E. Smith Building, 80 South Swan Street, Albany\u202fCorning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany\u202fEmpire State Plaza Main Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany\u202fHarriman Campus Buildings 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 12 Harriman Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany\u202fHampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, Albany\u202fLegislative Office Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany\u202fNew York State Capitol, Albany\u202fNYSDOT, 50 Wolf Road, Albany\u202fNYSERDA, 15 Columbia Circle, Albany\u202f\u202fNYSERDA, 17 Columbia Circle, Albany\u202f\u202fRobert Abrams Building for Law and Justice Empire State Plaza, Albany\u202fSwan Street Building, Core 2 and Core 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany\u202fTen Eyck Building, 40 North Pearl Street, Albany\u202f44 Holland Avenue, Albany\u202f625 Broadway, Albany\u202f328 State Street, Schenectady\u202f \u202f\u202f<\/p>\n
Central New York<\/p>\n
Senator John J. Hughes State Office Building, 333 E. Washington Street, Syracuse<\/p>\n
Finger Lakes<\/p>\n
NYS State Police, 1155 Scottsville Road, Rochester\u202f\u202f1530 Jefferson Road, Rochester\u202f\u202f259 Monroe Avenue, Rochester\u202f \u202f\u202f<\/p>\n
Long Island<\/p>\n
Perry B. Duryea State Office Building, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge<\/p>\n
Mid-Hudson<\/p>\n
Eleanor Roosevelt State Office Building, 4 Burnett Boulevard, Poughkeepsie\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n
Mohawk Valley<\/p>\n
Homer Folks Facility, 28 Hill Street, Oneonta\u202fUtica State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica<\/p>\n
New York City<\/p>\n
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street, New York City\u202fShirley A. Chisholm State Office Building, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn<\/p>\n
North Country<\/p>\n
Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington Street, Watertown\u202f<\/p>\n
Southern Tier<\/p>\n
Binghamton State Office Building, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton\u202fHenderson-Smith State Office Building, 107 Broadway, Hornell\u202f<\/p>\n
Western New York<\/p>\n
Electric Tower, 535 Washington Street, Buffalo\u202f95 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14203\u202f<\/p>\n
Packages ordered online can be shipped to the following location:<\/p>\n
Empire State Plaza<\/p>\n
P1 South Dock J
Albany, New York 12242
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