Holiday Drive for Homeless Youth

Students at WHS, TMS, and the Downey are once again organizing a holiday drive for the homeless youth at Bridge Over Troubled Waters.

Last year, the Westwood community was very generous and raised thousands of $ between gift cards and cash, and hundreds of hats, gloves, and socks. The youth at Bridge were so happy to receive these much needed gifts for Christmas to help them stay warm - thank you for all your help!

Please join us this year to provide warm essentials and gift cards for the homeless youth at Bridge. The holidays can be an especially stressful time for Boston's homeless youth, so anything we can do to keep them safe and warm means a lot. The most needed items this winter are socks, hats, gloves, mini hand sanitizers, and hand warmers. Bridge asks for one size fits all so that as many items as possible can be handed out without worrying if they will fit. Gift cards are also needed so that youth can buy something they especially want during the holidays. Make sure to drop off donations any time before December 22. All help is greatly appreciated!

Where can donations be dropped off?

We offer donation boxes at the main lobby of Westwood High School, Thurston Middle School, and Roche Brothers. Please drop off any of the items listed below by December 22. Thank you!

• new socks
• new hats, gloves, and scarves
• hand warmers
• mini hand sanitizers
• $10 gift cards to Primark, TJ Maxx, Marshall's, CVS

What is Bridge Over Troubled Waters?

Bridge is Boston's foremost agency providing life-changing services for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth throughout Greater Boston who are 14 to 24 years old. Bridge connects with 2,000 youth each year through street outreach, runaway intervention, emergency services on the Mobile Medical Van, counseling, education, career development, and housing.