City supporting two local gift drives for children and teens sponsored by Toys for Local Children and MAMA’s Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announces the city’s annual support of local holiday gift and toy donation drives. In the giving spirit of the season, the city is placing toy and gift donation boxes at city buildings, libraries, and firehouses through Friday, December 22. Donated gifts will support two community gift drives for families in need of presents for children and teens this holiday season. 

If you are able and wish to donate, please bring toys and gifts for children of all ages and age-appropriate gifts, clothes, and winter boots for teens. All gifts should be new and unwrapped. All gifts will be distributed to families by two local organizations: Toys for Local Children and the MAMA’s Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville.  More information on their gift drives and other ways to help support the drives can be found at mutualaidmamas.com and toysforlocalchildren.org.  

“Our community is fortunate to have such committed local organizations run by caring volunteers working to help families have a festive holiday season. I also want to give a big shout out to DPW, our Department of Public Works, which sets up our donation boxes and manages gift collection from all our city gift drop-off sites every year – all while also doing the work to decorate the city with lights and greenery to celebrate the season and supporting logistics for our holiday events. And thank you in advance to all who are able and willing to donate to these thoughtful drives for gifts, toys, clothes, and winter boots for our local youths,” said Mayor Katjana Ballantyne. 

Look for the Donation Boxes at these city buildings, libraries, and firehouses: 

Please donate by Friday, December 22. 

• City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Welcome Desk, 1^st floor, and Mayor’s Office, 2nd floor   
• Somerville Central Library, 79 Highland Avenue  
• Somerville East Library, 115 Broadway  
• Somerville West Branch Library, 40 College Avenue  

• City Hall Annex, 50 Evergreen Street  
• Dept. of Public Works (DPW) Building, One Franey Road  
• Council on Aging Offices, 167 Holland Street  
• Somerville Police Headquarters lobby, 220 Washington Street 
• Fire Stations: 

• • Somerville Fire Department Headquarters, 266 Broadway 
  • Highland Ave. Station, 265 Highland Avenue 
  • Union Square Station, 255 Somerville Avenue 
  • Teele Square Station, 6 Newbury Street (corner of Holland Street) 
  • Lowell Street Station, 651 Somerville Avenue (corner of Lowell Street) 
     

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.