. >> reporter: bridget gallagher is executive director of the non-profit. >> a holiday such as christmashere it is so important to have people around you that love you this is our opportunity to give them just that. a lot of these guys are coming off of the streets and being home less not having their families around them, this is something that they really look forward to throughout the the year. >> it means a lot. you go around town and see people standing around or sitting down who don't have a place to go or don't have a meal today it makes me grateful i have something here that is helping me, and i hope that some day i can return the help that they gave me. >> reporter: it is a volunteer driven operation with the vets helping vets. told they collect hundreds of coats and blankets for the clothes drive. and ed green says if it weren't for them he would be cold and hungry on the streets this christmas. >> we would be on the streets, yes. this is a have safer. >> reporter: so with a full stomach and bag full of warm clothes green headed back outside on the streets to try to stay warm t

. >> 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