There’s more than one way to help someone get home. 

The holidays are about coming home—to a place where you feel safe, supported, and cared for. But for families and individuals experiencing homelessness, getting home can feel out of reach. 

The Road Home For the Holidays brings our community together to help make that journey possible. Whether you give a gift, donate much-needed supplies, or sponsor a special holiday experience, your support helps create moments of hope, dignity, and belonging this holiday season. 

 

Ways to Get Involved

Click the links on the photos below to learn more about our different holiday opportunities.

 

Give Warmth

Here are a few of the ways you can volunteer this holiday season.

Thanksgiving Meal Bag Drive

We have a goal this year of collecting 1,565 Thanksgiving Meal Bags to serve to individuals and families, and we need your help! Click through the links below for a meal bag checklist, or to order items from Amazon to be shipped straight to LAFH.

Thanksgiving Checklist
Amazon Wishlist

Thanksgiving Meal Service

By providing a full Thanksgiving meal, along with a fun, community-building activity, you're helping people transitioning out of homelessness create great holiday memories.

Serve Thanksgiving Meals

Holiday Breakfasts

There are opportunities serve breakfast during the holiday season at our site locations in Sylmar, Canoga Park, and North Hollywood.

Serve Holiday bREAKFASTS

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland, one of our most cherished traditions, returns on Sunday, December 13 and we need your help in spreading holiday cheer to hundreds of families on their journey home.

Volunteer at Winter Wonderland

Calendar of Events

Give Joy

Here are a few of the ways you can give goods this holiday season.

Toy Drive and Toy Drop-Off Day

Donors may drop off new, unwrapped toys either at the Valley Inn event in Sherman Oaks or at the Snoopy warehouse in North Hollywood. You can also use our Amazon Wishlist below to get toys shipped straight to LA Family Housing.

Amazon Wishlist

Holiday Gift Cards

Donating Target and Walmart gift cards in $25 increments gives families and single adults the autonomy to celebrate the holidays with their own favorite traditions.

The power of providing a gift card goes a long way to saying, "We see you," and supports us in spreading joy to the wide variety of people we serve.

Amazon Wishlist

Drop-Off Information

We are now accepting Donations via in-person drop-off at our brand new fulfillment center, fondly nicknamed "Snoopy", located across the street from our main Irmas Family Campus.

Please reach out to DonateGoods@lafh.org to arrange a drop-off between:

9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Monday - Thursday

Our team is grateful and happy to assist you.

Give Home

Help bring people home.

Make a Gift

Giving Levels

$50: Provides one holiday meal for a family of 4 

$250: Provides essential services during street-based outreach 

$1,000: Provides a special holiday meal/activity at a housing community 

$5,000: Helps support an activity at Winter Wonderland on December 13 

$10,000: Can support bringing a family home 

 

Questions? Ready to Support? Reach out to donategoods@lafh.org and we will be happy to find the perfect way for you to give back this holiday season!