Provide Comfort & Joy This Holiday Season

Help bring holiday joy to critically ill children and their families spending the season away from home, loved ones, and traditions. 

Provide Comfort & Joy this Holiday Season

Help bring holiday joy to critically ill children and their families spending the season away from home, loved ones, and traditions. 

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Comfort & Joy is our biggest donation drive of the year

Rally your friends, family, co-workers, customers, and community to raise funds and collect toys, basic necessities, and household goods.

During the holiday season, we host six Toy Shops—including at our Stanford and Oakland Houses—and four more at or near UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, with satellite locations in Walnut Creek, San Ramon, and Brentwood.

With your support, we can reach even more families in need this holiday season!

Ways to Participate Hand drawn icon of hand with hearts

Purchase Wishlist 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.

Shop Local at Cheeky Monkey Toys

This year Ronald McDonald House Bay Area is partnering with Cheeky Monkey Toys in Menlo Park for our Comfort & Joy Drive. You can purchase directly on the Cheeky Monkey site, and they will collect it on behalf of Ronald McDonald House and deliver it to us. You can also purchase toys in store, just let their staff know that it is for the toy drive.

Make a Monetary Comfort & Joy Donation

Give a one-time monetary donation to allow us to purchase gifts for our families throughout the Bay Area.

Organize a Comfort & Joy Holiday Drive

Make it a team effort!

🤍 Ask your group to bring wishlist 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 @RonaldMcDonaldHouseBayArea #ComfortAndJoy

Help as a Corporate Group

This holiday season, engage your employees in giving back by supporting families with critically ill children. Invite your team to collect wish list items, organize a company-wide drive, and deliver gifts directly to one of our Houses at Stanford or Oakland. Fill out the Corporate Partner Inquiry to get started!

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 Ronald McDonald House Bay Area families.

Stay tuned for open volunteer shifts!

Sign up to do a Comfort & Joy Drive Dropoff | July 01, 2026 – December 24, 2026

If you’re interested in participating and would like to make a donation drop-off, please click the button below and complete the form. When planning, keep in mind that we will be accepting donations through December 24.

Sign up to do a Comfort & Joy Drive Dropoff | July 01, 2026 – December 24, 2026

If you’re interested in participating and would like to make a donation drop-off, please click the button below and complete the form. When planning, keep in mind that we will be accepting donations through December 24.

Thank You for Bringing Comfort & Joy

Comfort & Joy Donations
Toy Shop at UCSF Benioff Children's Hosptial Mission Bay
Comfort & Joy Toy Shops

Give a Gift That Goes the Extra Mile

This holiday season, your vehicle can do more than sit in the driveway. When you donate your car, truck, or SUV to Ronald McDonald House Bay Area, the proceeds help families with critically ill children have a warm place to stay, a nourishing meal, and a community by their side — during one of the hardest seasons of their lives.

It’s simple, free, and your donation may qualify for a tax deduction. We handle the rest. Give a gift that keeps a family together this holiday season.

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