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In December of 2012, we had an idea. What if we did a holiday gift drive for homeless kids? Sure there were already a couple of broader charity gift programs in town, but ours would be special. We would focus on contacting this difficult-to-reach and most-needy population and, instead of just giving a toy or two based on the child's age and gender, we would put together a whole stack of gifts selected just for them.
Through our outreach network, we collected a list of thirty familes who were interested in enrolling. One by one we called those parents and heard their heartbreaking stories. As they described their kids to us, each so unique, their love shined through. But they also told us of the guilt they felt for not being able to better provide for their children. They talked about how they worried about their family being hungry and cold, especially during the school break.
We knew then that toys weren't enough. That's when we began our tradition of giving every child enrolled in our program a nice warm blanket and, whenever possible, helping their family out with a bit of food.
Over the years our program has grown and grown, and in 2014 we served over three-hundred kids. We need your help to help them. Please consider donating to provide warmth and nourishment to these families in need. Our goal of $5325 would provide blankets to 400 children and $25 grocery cards to the approximately 133 parents that would represent.
Santas Without Chimneys is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit, and every dollar raised will go directly to benefitting a homeless child in our community.
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