Important: To protect the health and safety of medically fragile children, all items and food must be new, unused, and unwrapped with original tags and packaging.
Provide Comfort & Joy This Holiday Season
Organize a team to collect wish list items and volunteer for critically ill children & their families
Comfort & Joy is our biggest donation drive of the year
Rally your friends, families, co-workers, customers, and community to collect toys, basic need items, and household goods to make holidays away from home a little easier for critically ill children and their families.
During the holiday season, we host six RMHC Bay Area Toy Shops, including at our Stanford and Oakland Houses, and four Toy Shops in and near our partner hospital at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, and satellite locations in Walnut Creek, San Ramon, and Brentwood. We need your support to serve even more families!
Our Toy Shop Schedule at a Glance
Stanford House Toy Shop
Open from 12/09/2024 – 12/24/2024 with two shifts in the late afternoon.
Donation sorting shifts at Stanford starting 11/25/2024
Mission Bay Toy Shop
Open from 12/16/2024 – 12/24/2024 with shifts in the morning and afternoon.
Oakland House Toy Shop
Open from 12/09/2024 – 12/24/2024 with shifts in the morning and afternoon
Satellite locations
San Ramon Pop-up Toy Shop
Will be open on 12/16/2024
Walnut Creek Pop-up Toy Shop
Will be open on 12/17/2024
Ways to Participate
Purchase Wish List items
Purchase Wishlist items and send them directly to our regional location. Staff and volunteers will wrap and distribute gifts and stock basic need items across our locations.
Organize a Comfort & Joy Holiday Toy Drive
Make it a team effort!
- Ask your group to bring wish list items
- Contact us to organize a drop-off of presents at either one of our Houses at Stanford or Oakland.
- Take pictures and tag us on social media @RMHCBayArea #ComfortAndJoy
Volunteer for holiday helper shifts
Volunteer as a holiday helper at our toy shop locations! Activation activities include toy shop set up, gift wrapping, and delivering toys to RMHC Bay Area families.
Host a MegaBITES Holiday Meal *Stanford House Only*
Bring your team of 6-8 to our Stanford House and prepare holiday meals throughout November and December.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please reach out to us at development@rmhcbayarea.org
A Special Message from the Waits Family
Sign up for Comfort & Joy
If you’re interested in participating and want to know what we need the most, please click the button below and fill out the form. When planning, keep in mind that we will be accepting donations through December 24.
Thank You for Bringing Comfort & Joy 
Comfort & Joy is our biggest donation drive of the year
Rally your friends, families, co-workers, customers, and community to collect toys, basic need items, and household goods to make holidays away from home a little easier for critically ill children and their families.
During the holiday season, we host six RMHC Bay Area Toy Shops, including at our Stanford and Oakland Houses, and four Toy Shops in and near our partner hospital at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, and satellite locations in Walnut Creek, San Ramon, and Brentwood. We need your support to serve even more families!
A Special Message from the Waits Family
Our Toy Shop Schedule at a Glance
Stanford House Toy Shop
Open from 12/09/2024 – 12/24/2024 with two shifts in the late afternoon.
Donation sorting shifts at Stanford starting 11/25/2024
Mission Bay Toy Shop
Open from 12/16/2024 – 12/24/2024 with shifts in the morning and afternoon
Oakland House Toy Shop
Open from 12/09/2024 – 12/24/2024 with shifts in the morning and afternoon
Satellite locations
San Ramon Pop-up Toy Shop
Will be open on 12/16/2024
Walnut Creek Pop-up Toy Shop
Will be open on 12/17/2024
Ways to Participate
Purchase Wish List items
Purchase Wishlist items and send them directly to our regional location. Staff and volunteers will wrap and distribute gifts and stock basic need items across our locations.
Organize a Comfort & Joy Holiday Toy Drive
Make it a team effort!
- Ask your group to bring wish list items
- Contact us to organize a drop-off of presents at either one of our Houses at Stanford or Oakland.
- Take pictures and tag us on social media @RMHCBayArea #ComfortAndJoy
Volunteer for holiday helper shifts
Volunteer as a holiday helper at our toy shop locations! Activation activities include toy shop set up, gift wrapping, and delivering toys to RMHC Bay Area families.
Host a MegaBITES Holiday Meal *Stanford House Only*
Bring your team of 6-8 to our Stanford House and prepare holiday meals throughout November and December.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please reach out to Mallory Johnson, Manager of Corporate and Community Engagement, at Mallory.johnson@rmhcbayarea.org
Sign up for Comfort & Joy
If you’re interested in participating and want to know what we need the most, please click the button below and fill out the form. When planning, keep in mind that we will be accepting through December 24.
Thank You for Bringing Comfort & Joy