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Donate to a Holiday Donation Drive or Host Your Own
We’re calling on our community to help make the holidays special for families in need this holiday season. Join us to ensure that families have what they need to be comfortable by participating in one of the following options:
Option 1:
Donate Items to a Holiday Donation Drive
Step 1.
Review the list below of our most urgently needed items. Select the items that you would like to donate to help women and families in need this holiday season. Please only donate items identified on this list.
- Gift cards for groceries, coffee and tea, restaurants, household items and family needs
- Personal use items for women (new socks, underwear and pyjamas sizes XS -3X)
- Cold weather kits, hand warmers, waterproof winter gloves, emergency blankets, winter essentials
- Rolling shopping carts, duffle bags
- New towels, umbrellas, winter boots
- New, unwrapped toys, games and art supplies
- New children’s hats and mittens (size 18M to 4 years)
- To go snacks and microwavable foods, cans that do not require a can opener
- Adult size winter beanies/knitted hats
- Travel size toiletries
Step 2.
Great job! You’ve confirmed the items you’d like to collect from the above list. Now, using the interactive map below, locate a Holiday Donation Drive in your community to drop off your items to.
Important: Please do not drop the items you’ve collected off at YWCA Hamilton as they will not be accepted. Donation of items will only be accepted at participating Holiday Drive locations as indicated on the map.
Hamilton Vintage Community
Items Accepted:
New and unwrapped toys, games, art supplies
Date:
Saturday December 9, 11am-4pm
Location:
The Cotton Factory
270 Sherman Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 6N4WERK Nights/Darling Doughnuts
Items Accepted:
New and unopened pads, tampons, socks, underwear
Date:
Now - December 14, 2023
Contacts:
Alyssa Lancia
alyssa@darlingdonuts.caCassandra Rattana
cassandra@proactivelysocial.comDEFY Christmas Event
Items Accepted:
New and unopened pads, tampons, socks, underwear
Date:
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Location:
Mohawk Centre for Entrepreneurship
135 Fennell Ave W, Hamilton, ON L9C 0E5Contacts:
Alyssa Lancia
alyssa@darlingdonuts.caCassandra Rattana
cassandra@proactivelysocial.comCrown Point Mamas
Items accepted:
New and gently used winter coats and boots
Date:
Now-November 26th, from 9am-4pm
Location:
Putman Family YWCA
52 Ottawa St N, Hamilton, ON L8H 3Y7Contact:
Heather Barkley
hbarkley@ywcahamilton.orgThe Shoe Box Project for Women
Items Accepted:
A standard-sized, decorated Shoebox with approximately $50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might enjoy. It can include a warm greeting or message of support.
Location:
See The Shoebox Project: Hamilton for a drop-off location near you!
Emmett's Toy Chest's LEGO Drive
Items Accepted:
Sealed LEGO products along with monetary donations. All money will be turned into LEGO. Emmett’s Toy Chest is matching donations up to $1000 at retail!
Location:
Farside Bar Hamilton
Items Accepted:
New/Unopened socks & grocery gift cards
Date
Now-December 21st, 6pm-2am daily
Location:
288 James Street North, Hamilton, L8R 2L3
Contact:
Rachel
farsidehamilton@gmail.comOdds Bar Hamilton
Items Accepted:
Collecting donations of new/unwrapped toys by the bar! Receive a $10 ODDS gift card for your donation.
Date
Now-December 21st
Location:
164 James Street North, Hamilton, L8P 3A2
Contact:
(905) 529-4445Step 3.
Deliver your items to your chosen Community Donation Drive.
Option 2:
Host Your Own Holiday Donation Drive
Step 1.
Thank you for your interest in hosting your own Holiday Donation Drive! Before planning your drive, please register your drive with us.
Step 2.
Now that you’ve submitted your registration, start planning your Donation Drive!
Step 3.
Share information about your donation drive with your networks to encourage them to bring our most urgently needed items. If your donation drive is public, we will help spread the word by including it on our Holiday Donation Drive map to encourage community members to drop off items.
Step 4.
Host your drive, collect all items and contact Heather at hbarkley@ywcahamilton.org to arrange your donation drop off and to share photos of your event!
Option 3:
Purchase an Item on our Amazon Wish List
Visit our amazon wish list to have items shipped directly to YWCA Hamilton.
Contact Us
For any questions about donating items or hosting a drive, please contact:
Heather Barkley
Director of Philanthropy, YWCA Hamilton
hbarkley@ywcahamilton.org
905-522-9922 ext. 156