Logo
Wordmark and bear
The horizontal wordmark and the teddy-bear logo.
Working on a story about the drive?
The fact sheet, the founder, and the photos.
The fact sheet, the mission in our own words, and the person to talk to. Past coverage is linked on the impact page.
Joey Childs, Founder & Executive Director
The numbers, verified.
Current through the 2025 drive.
- Founded
- December 2012
- Founder
- Joey Childs (age 8 at founding)
- Years operating
- 13
- Service area
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Toys collected
- Tens of thousands each season. Per-year totals at joeystoydrive.org/impact
- Partners
- About 120 organizations: companies, schools, faith communities, scout troops, and community groups
- Paid staff
- None, run entirely by volunteers
- Operational sponsor
- Silicon Valley Moving & Storage
- Headquarters
- 186 Barnard Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
Logo, photos, and the mission language.
Download the logos, email us for photos, and quote the mission word for word.
Photography
Warehouse and team
High-resolution photos of the San Jose warehouse, the sorting work, and the team.
Mission language
“Joey’s Toy Drive collects new, unwrapped toy donations and distributes them as Christmas gifts to children in need throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.”
Please quote it word for word.
About Joey’s Toy Drive
Joey’s Toy Drive is a volunteer-run Bay Area Christmas toy drive, founded in 2012 by Joey Childs at age 8. It collects tens of thousands of new toys each season through about 120 partner organizations: companies, schools, faith communities, scout troops, and community groups. Logistics are donated by Silicon Valley Moving & Storage.
For founder interviews and on-site visits, email first.
Tell us what you’re working on and your deadline. In November and December, when the drive is running, we need more lead time.