Personal and Household Clean Drives
Being clean and having a clean house is vital to maintain dignity and health. Hygiene and household cleaning products are expensive, especially for low income households. Help us ensure our clients have all the items they need for free when they visit our Pantry or are residents at our Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter. Volunteer Donation […]
New Halloween Costume Drives
Trick-or-Treating at Halloween is a part of childhood. Lots of school or community events require a costume and having a new one is very exciting for our client children. It allows them to join in with their classmates and neighborhood friends and be just like them. Costumes are expensive for our low income families. Help […]
Kids Clothing Drives
Kids Closet supplies new or gently used children’s clothing and shoes for babies to teens or adult size medium. Thanks to community support, we provide more than 4,500 items of clothing to children every month – free of charge. A view of the Kids Closet free clothing store at Samaritan House that serves babies to […]
Holiday Thanksgiving Food Drives
To arrange a Thanksgiving food drive, please email donationdrives@samaritanhousesanmateo.org Food drives for Thanksgiving are essential as we serve more than 1,000 meals to celebrate the Holiday and provide our low income families with food to cook at home. Help us to bring Holiday cheer around the table by running a Thanksgiving Food Drive. It’s a great […]
Holiday Teen Gift Drives
Volunteer Donation Drives Baby Needs and Diaper Drives Back to School Drives Breakfast Food and Cereal Drives Holiday Children’s Toy and Coat Drives Holiday Teen Gift Drives Holiday Thanksgiving Food Drives Kids Clothing Drives New Halloween Costume Drives Personal and Household Clean Drives Holiday drives generate all of what we give away to local, low-income […]
Holiday Children’s Toy and Coat Drives
Volunteer Donation Drives Baby Needs and Diaper Drives Back to School Drives Breakfast Food and Cereal Drives Holiday Children’s Toy and Coat Drives Holiday Teen Gift Drives Holiday Thanksgiving Food Drives Kids Clothing Drives New Halloween Costume Drives Personal and Household Clean Drives Samaritan House Toy Shop is the largest holiday toy and coat distribution […]
Breakfast Food and Cereal Drives
A healthy and nutritious breakfast is the most important meal of the day especially for kids at school. Breakfast items are one of the hardest foods for us to have in constant supply. Help us to ensure our low income clients get the best start in the morning by running a Breakfast Food and Cereal […]
Back to School Drives
The community’s support of the back-to-school drive over the years has been wonderful. And, we know how much everyone loves to pick out backpacks and fill them with supplies. However, due to the high volume of other donations processed by only a small number of staff during limited program hours, all donations of fully assembled […]
Baby Needs and Diaper Drives
Babies need so many things and all are expensive for our low income families. Samaritan House provides diapers, baby wipes, diaper cream, baby formula and food for free so our clients can save the money they would have spent to keep their home. Help us support our client families by running a Baby Needs or […]
Vita Tax Assistants
Samaritan House offers tax return preparation assistance between February and April each year. Volunteers can provide invaluable direct support to those in most need. The role is incredibly rewarding and you do not need to be a tax professional to make a big impact. The average refund is over $2,000 – a huge sum to […]