Holiday Drive

2026

Help Us Spread Holiday Cheer

Every holiday season, Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission comes together with neighbors, partners, and supporters in an effort to bring warmth and joy to our Boyle Heights community. Through our annual Holiday Drives, we ensure that local families, youth, and unhoused residents have access to nourishing meals, warm winter clothing, and gifts.

Generosity is the heart of this work. Whether you choose to sponsor a family, donate toys and warm jackets, drop off books, or make a financial contribution, you are making a direct, meaningful difference for our neighbors when they need it most. Explore our upcoming drives below to see how your gift can bring a smiles to our community!

Holiday Drive Interest Form

Turkey Drive

Last year, we distributed over 200 turkeys to families in Boyle Heights. Each turkey helps ensure that local families can enjoy a complete holiday meal. We are deeply grateful to our Turkey Drive sponsors for providing not only nourishment but also comfort and a sense of community this season!

We collect frozen turkeys from Nov. 18-24 to distribute.

If you would like to support this year during the Thanksgiving season, please reach out to our Development and Communications Coordinator Alex Medina via email at almedina@proyectopastoral.org for more information on our 2026 Turkey Drive.

Sponsor-A-Family

For years, our Sponsor-A-Family program has brought joy to our local neighbors during the holiday season. We work with dozens of local families in our programs to identify their needs and holiday wishes to match them with a generous donor to make this season special.

The average cost to sponsor a family is around $100-200 per family member, with families ranging in size from 3 to 8 members. Gifts typically include clothing, shoes, toys, electronics, groceries, and home essentials.

You can sign up to Sponsor-A-Family, or multiple, by using the link below:

Sponsor-A-Family

We’re collecting toys for children in our youth programs, to be distributed at our end-of-year celebrations. If you're interested, you can drop off toys for children aged 0-16 at our main office, located at 135 N. Mission Road.

Drop-offs are open weekdays, excluding holidays, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Toy Drive

Holiday Drive Support Fund

You can support our annual holiday drives by making a secure online donation to our Holiday Drive Support Fund. Every donation helps ensure we are able to bring holiday cheer to local families who need it the most. You can make a one-time or recurring donation using the form below:

Holiday Support Fund

New Jacket Drive

When temperatures drop, participants at the Guadalupe Homeless Shelter will need jackets to keep warm. Help keep them warm this winter and donate a new jacket today!

Starting Thursday, Oct. 1, you can drop off jackets at our main office on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are in need of the following sizes:

Men's Shelter: Small to 2XL
Women's Shelter: Small to 2XL

Gift Card Drive

We are in need of 100 $25 gift cards for students in our IMPACTO after-school program. These gift cards will allow students to choose something meaningful for themselves this holiday season. If you'd like to donate, you can drop off gift cards at our main office starting Thursday, Oct. 1. Visa, Amazon, Target, and Walmart gift cards are preferred if possible.

Sponsor-A-Child/Classroom

Children attending our Early Childhood Education Centers and IMPACTO programs share wish lists of gifts that would make their holiday season extra special this year. The average cost to sponsor an individual child is around $75 to 125.

You can help sponsor one or more children, or even a whole classroom! Please reach out to our Development and Communications Coordinator, Alex Medina, at almedina@proyectopastoral.org for information on how to support.