Harvard Holiday Giving

For the past 25 years, Phillips Brooks House has collected gifts and donations during the holiday season for several community-based programs in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston. This holiday season, we are launching a virtual giving drive to serve a wider variety of community needs during the winter months.

Over 40 Harvard-based departments and programs have generously supported Harvard's holiday giving efforts. Major collaborators and supporters of this program include Harvard Medical School, Memorial Church, Harvard Libraries, Office for the Arts at Harvard, and the Harvard University Retirees Association.

Our community partners have a wide range of needs including books, sports equipment, games, toys, art supplies, toiletries, warm winter clothing, and canned food. For anyone who would like to support this effort, please visit any of our community partner donation lists by clicking on the links below:

Participating Organizations	Core Needs
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)	Games
Baker House	Games, toys, sports equipment
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program	Winter clothing
Boston Public Schools	Games, toys, books
Cambridge Community Center	Sports equipment, art supplies
Center for Families	Games, toys, art supplies
Cradles to Crayons	Winter clothing for children
East End House	Games, toys, art supplies
Fidelity House	Games, toys, sports equipment
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter	Winter clothing, toiletries, food storage
Jackson Mann Community Center	Games, toys, art supplies
Rosie's Place	Winter clothing, toiletries
Y2Y Harvard Square (youth shelter)	Winter clothing, toiletries, food
YWCA of Cambridge	Toys, winter clothing, bedding

( Please note that all purchases will be shipped directly to our partner sites.)

For more information about Harvard’s holiday giving efforts, please contact Travis Lovett at tlovett@fas.harvard.edu.