Before submitting your application, please review the following eligibility criteria and guidelines to ensure a smooth process and fair distribution of resources.

🧒 Eligibility Criteria

✅ This program provides assistance for children under 18 living in your home.
🚫 We are unable to assist adult children due to program limitations.
📄 Applicants must provide proof of guardianship:

• A birth certificate showing the applicant as the parent, or

• A court document awarding guardianship.
  🪪 A photo ID will be required at gift pick-up.
  📎 Birth certificates or guardianship documents must be uploaded for each child listed.

Applications submitted without documentation cannot be processed.

📝 Application Guidelines

🎁 The deadline for our regular Christmas Assistance Program has passed.
However, as a courtesy, we are now offering a Wishlist Waitlist.

• Applications on the waitlist will be considered based on donor availability.

• Wishlists may be adopted by community donors, individuals, or businesses.

• Only one submission per household is permitted.

• We strive to match every child with a donor, but adoption is not guaranteed.

• While we do our best to fulfill each child’s wishlist, specific items cannot be guaranteed.

✉️ Confirmation & Notifications

📬 Families whose wishlists are matched with donors will receive a confirmation email by December 19, 2025.
🎄 Gift pick-up will be scheduled for the week of December 15–23, 2025 - we will call you when your gifts are ready.
🚫 Please do not bring children to the pick-up appointment.

⚠️ Double Dipping Policy

To ensure fairness and proper use of community donations:

• We cross-check registration lists with other local agencies.

• If a family is found to have received gifts from multiple agencies, the application will be denied, and the household will be ineligible for future assistance.

🎁 Gift Pick-Up Policy

When picking up your gifts, please follow these guidelines:

• Do not bring children. We want to preserve the holiday surprise and protect everyone’s privacy.

• No last-minute changes can be made to wishlists.

• Gift swaps between families are not permitted.

💛 Thank you for your understanding, patience, and cooperation as we work to make this holiday season brighter for as many local children and families as possible.