At holiday time several community organizations collect toys and gifts for younger children, but donations for teenagers are always low. This means many of the teens living below the poverty level in Santa Clara County will receive no gifts during the holiday season.
Gifts for Teens brightens the holidays for many of these overlooked young people with special gift bags brimming with fun and practical items. The goal is to provide a holiday gift to homeless and low-income teenagers who may not have any special attention at this festive time.
Each year Gifts for Teens volunteers gather donated items and gifts purchased with cash donations to fill girls totes and boys gym bags. These bags are given to needy teens living in San Jose. With support from a broad base of over 600 Silicon Valley volunteers, corporations, and community organizations approximately 1,500 bags are filled and given as presents.
With each donation, Gifts for Teens can make the holidays special for over a thousand young people.
Gifts for Teens
1997 - 2020
All donations are tax deductible
Tax ID # 77-0201841
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2019 - $8,035 San Jose Sharks Foundation Grant
December 50/50 Raffle
Gifts for Teens was featured at the SJ Sharks game on
GFT received $8,035 in cash from the Sharks 50/50 raffle. Thank you Sharks Foundation and Sharks fans!
The 50/50 Raffle is presented by Black Oak Casino Resort.
TThe Sharks Foundation stated the GFT program strongly aligns with their December ‘ Season of Giving Campaign” month.
GFT is excited to have the Sharks’ financial support and the local attention generated for the poorest-of-the-poor teenagers in our area.
GFT 1997 to 2020 - 23 YEARS
In 2020 Gifts for Teens enters its 23rd year of serving the San Jose
Silicon Valley community by helping needy teens and families.
GFT helps needy teens and families celebrate their holidays with joy by creating and gifting special gift duffles and totes that are useful and fun
Thanks to all the
community volunteers and donors
that make GFT
possible and successful
Thanks for 23 years of success serving thousands of needy San Jose teens!
COVID-19
As we at Gifts For Teens continue to shelter in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we wish all our many wonderful community volunteers and donors good health.
While we all wait, Gifts for Teens has not been idle! Currently we are collecting and buying bag contents - items the teens need and like. Generous donors are already giving cash and fun and practical gifts. Our buyers are actively pursuing sales and on-line bargains to fill teen totes and duffles.
This year the need will be great. Our Gifts for Teens’ abundant bags will be doubly appreciated by the low-income teenagers and homeless youth we serve! We will let our supporters know 2020 dates and times for our bag assembly when Covid-19 sanctions are lifted.
Please stay in touch for news of our future plans and stay safe.