Home Start believes *everyone* deserves to be seen and celebrated, especially during the holidays. In the face of increasing uncertainties, we are simplifying and expanding our holiday events into a single Joy Drive to bring the warmth of the season to 1200+ vulnerable children, young adults and adults.
Step 1: SIGN UP and confirm you / your team will be hosting a Holiday Joy Drive this year.
Step 2: Receive your assigned age category and details from Home Start's Team Joy
Our goal is provide 2-3 gifts PER partcipant. To ensure we meet this goal we are assigning donors age categories based on their sign up form.
Please do NOT start shopping until your sign up has been confirmed!
Have questions or want more information? Please e-mail our Volunteer Coordinator Manasi Watts at mwatts@home-start.org.
I / My Team Wants to Connect More Personally with Recipients
Wonderful! We would love for you to volunteer at our Holiday Joy Shop on Friday, December 11 + Saturday December, 12, 2026. Volunteers help our families shop for their gifts directly during this very special event. Please e-mail our Volunteer Coordinator Manasi Watts at mwatts@home-start.org for more information about volunteering.
From all of us at Home Start, thank you so very much for making magical holiday memories for San Diego children and families.
Prefer to make a donation? Please click below to help bring JOY this holiday season.
Please note: our JOY Drive program is to support families currently enrolled in our programs. If you or someone you know are in need of assistance, please visit our Programs Page.
