Holiday Gifts Being Collected For At-Risk Youth In Somerset, Union Counties

MedExpress Urgent Care New Jersey locations, including in Somerset and Union counties, will be collecting holiday gifts for at-risk tweens and teens in New Jersey this year.

In its second year, the Crossroads Holiday Youth Gift Collection Program will distribute the gifts to those served in Crossroads’ treatment and community programs.

This year, gifts will be collected at 16 MedExpress Urgent Care New Jersey locations including in Watchung for Somerset County and Springfield for Union County.

MedExpress locations in New Jersey:

• Cherry Hill – 2322 Route 38
• Cinnaminson – 1210 Route 130 N
• East Brunswick – 418 State Route 18
• Hamilton Square – 811 Route 33
• Hazlet – 2880 Highway 35
• Howell – 4074 US Highway 9
• Ledgewood – 501 State Route 10
• Lodi – 184 Essex Street
• Mount Ephraim – 2 South Black Horse Pike
• Runnemede – 165 South Black Horse Pike
• Springfield – 200 US Highway 22
• Totowa – 225 US Highway 46
• Vineland – 3403 South Delsea Drive
• Watchung – 1569 US Highway 22
• Willingboro – 4318 Route 130 N
• Woodbury – 875 Mantua Pike

Last year the program collected close to 300 gifts at just seven MedExpress locations, Crossroads’ Programs CEO Michael Snyder stated.

Gifts for youth ages 10 to 18 especially are needed.

Suggestions include:

• ear buds,
• cologne,
• perfume,
• wallets,
• purses,
• book bags,
• body wash and lotions,
• winter gloves,
• winter hats,
• jewelry,
• footballs,
• basketballs,
• cookbooks,
• phone chargers,
• and gift cards to clothing stores.

MedExpress also will collect personal care items such as toothbrushes, shampoo and deodorant, to be given to Crossroads Programs.

Gifts and donations will be accepted through Saturday, Dec. 17 at the check-in counters at all 16 locations.

In addition, gifts and gift cards also can be dropped off at Crossroads Programs’ Main office located at 610 Beverly-Rancocas Road in Willingboro. Tax-deductible donations can be made online at www.crossroadsprograms.org by clicking on the “Donate” button.

(Photo provided: MedExpress Field Marketing Coordinator Brandon Peña, second from right, with staff from the Cherry Hill MedExpress location, holds an empty box waiting to be filled with donated gifts, which will be given to youth from Crossroads Programs.)

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