With the holiday season now in full swing, the mound of colorful toys is slowly growing this week at Logan Heights Community Development Corporation.

“There’s something for everyone — its games, its books, its little balls,” said CEO Monte Jones, looking at the donated gifts.

The organization has held its Toys for Kids drive for the last five years. Last year, they were able to provide toys for nearly 1,000 families, Jones said. But this year they're not getting as many donations.

“Now we have 130 something. So we got a good ways to go. We have almost 700 (kids) signed up for this year,” Jones said. “In a tough economy it's communities like Logan Heights that bear the brunt of not being able to have these things for their families during the holiday season.”

/ KPBS

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