Every year, at our Holiday Toy Pantry, we provide hats and gloves for the 1,500 children receiving gifts at our event. These children's families are struggling to make ends meet. We need your help to make sure that these children have the warm essentials that they need for the cold winter days ahead. The Holiday Toy Pantry will start on 12/07/2024.
Donation Drop Off Information:
- Drop-off Bin: Starting Monday, November 11, 2024, there will be a no contact drop off bin to drop off blankets and toys behind the yellow building by our administrative office, on the sidewalk between the building and the playground.
- Address: 1203 Hartford Ave., Des Moines IA 50315
For questions, contact Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org or call 515-989-8404.
About Families Forward: Families Forward (previously Bidwell Riverside Center and Hawthorn Hill) has four main programs: Bidwell Pantry, Child Development Center, New Directions Shelter (emergency housing), and The Home Connection (long-term housing). For over 100 years, our mission has been to provide compassionate, life-changing assistance to families and their path to self-sufficiency.
