. >> reporter: bridget gallagher is executive director of the non hiv profit. >> holiday such as christmasre it's so important to have people around you that really love you, this is our opportunity to give them just that. a lot of these guys are coming off of the streets and being homeless not having their families around them. this is something that they really look forward to throughout the year. >> it means a lot. if you go down up to and see people standing around or sitting down who don't have a place to go and don't have a meal for the day, you know it makes me very grateful that i have something here that is helping me and i hope that some day i can return the help they gave me to someone else. >> reporter: it's a volunteer viv of driven operation with vets helping vets. >> together they collected hundreds of coats and blankets for today's clothes drive. and ed green says if it weren't for them he'd be cold and hungry on the streets this christmas. >> i'd be on the streets like that, yeah. i mean this place is a lifesaver. >> with a full stomach and a bagful of warm clothes green h