San Jose teen continues annual toy drive he started as a child [Video]

A San Jose teen made it his goal at just 7 years old to make sure every child had a new toy for Christmas. Now 12 years later, his toy drive is giving away 30,000 toys. 

Joey Childs, 19, who is a freshman at Oklahoma State, is back home for winter break, doing something he started as a kid – Joey’s Toy Drive. 

“I remember starting really, really small. And I remember collecting toys within my neighborhood and I vividly remember the first year when I collected 1,000 toys, and I was so excited. I would never expect to have 30,000 toys here in this warehouse, but I don’t see an end in sight,” said Childs. 

He said what pushes him to keep going every year is meeting the families that receive the toys.   

“Being able to interact with the families that receive the toys and understand where they’re coming …