April Showers

From now until April 10th join NBC Bay Area and our United Way Bay Area Partners in an effort to support local homeless shelters, teens & low-income families.

Select an item from the preferred gift donations list and drop it off at a site near you.

Then join the fun, as Brent Cannon & Laura Garcia Cannon meet, greet and Shower Bay Area families with baby gifts from April 6th thru April 10th. Giving just one gift will make you Bay Area Proud.

In kind donations for Bay Area Proud: New & Gently Used:

  • Freshly laundered clothing for infants, children, & adults
  • Freshly laundered maternity clothes
  • Formula (not expired)
  • Baby food (not expired)
  • Disposable diapers -- all sizes / Newborn size diapers (especially large sizes 3, 4, 5, & 6)
  • Books (esp. multi-cultural & Spanish/bilingual)
  • Diaper bag
  • NEW clothes - newborn outfits (boys, girls, gender neutral) - sizes 0-6 months, even preemie sizes OK
  • Wipes
  • Receiving blankets
  • Baby towels/washcloths
  • NEW bottles/nipples
  • New carseats/ Strollers / Baby carriers and slings

Drop off locations:

NBC Bay Area
2450 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95131

Emergency Shelter Program
22634 2nd Street, Suite 205
Hayward, CA 94541
Ralph Johnson, Executive Director
Maita Sese, Executive Assistant 
510.581.5626

Shelter Inc. of Contra Costa County
1815 Arnold Drive

Martinez, CA  94553
Tim O’Keefe, Executive Director
Cynthia Dial, Development Director
925.335.0698

Homeward Bound of Marin
1385 North Hamilton Parkway
Novato, CA 94949
Maura Thurman, Development Associate
415-382-3363  X213

Community Action Napa Valley
3273 Claremont Way
Napa, CA 94559
Drene Johnson, Executive Director
707.253.6102

Shelter Network
1450 Chapin Avenue, 2nd Floor
Burlingame, CA   94010
Michele Jackson, Executive Director X21
Jenny Luciano, Development Director X15
650-685-5880

Inn Vision
974 Willow Street
San Jose, CA  95125
Jaynie Neveras, Volunteer/Donations Coordinator
408-292-4286

Community Action Partnership Sloan Women’s Shelter
1300 North Dutton
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Molly Ackley, Director of Housing
707- 544-6911  X1070


Children’s Network of Solano County
2320 Courage Drive, Suite 107
Fairfield, CA 94533
Ronda Kogler, Operations Director
707-421-7229

Homeless Prenatal Program
2500 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Rebecca Reiner
415.546.6756   X362

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