Bobby's Brigade helping protect CHP and citizens
Bobby's Brigade donated seventy thousand masks to the California Highway Patrol to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, distributed to officers and the community they serve.
Bobby's Brigade donates two thousand masks
Two thousand additional masks went to Contra Costa County Health Services, for distribution to shelters, clinics, hospitals, and county programs.
Teddy Bears Galore from Bobby's Brigade
What started as a local community effort became a partnership with CHP's Golden Gate Division and other west coast highway patrols, stocking patrol cars with comfort bears for children involved in traffic collisions.
Toys for the Open Arms Mission in Mexico
Alongside the CHP program, Bobby's Brigade continues its original mission: sending outgrown toys to children at the Open Arms Mission. Volunteers photograph each hand-painted box along its journey, so the kids donating can see it reach a new home.
Teaching kids charity at an early age
Every packing event is built around kids helping kids. Parents tell us how much their children love being part of something real — and it's building an early, genuine relationship between young volunteers and the officers they're supporting.
Teddy bears now riding in CHP first-responder vehicles
When a child is separated from an injured parent at the scene of an accident, the first responding officer has to secure the scene — often meaning a child waits alone in the back seat. Bobby's Brigade care packages give officers something to hand over in that moment, so comfort arrives before anything else can.