I've seen these things in a few places where I've lived. Usually a church or something have disadvantaged kids that you can "adopt" for Christmas. They usually right out a list and you pick something for them to donate. Anything like that local?
Posted Nov 12, 2017, 8:14 PM UTC
DCFS does this every year, you can adopt a whole family.
The Waltham city website provides a list of charities in our community that accept items: http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/recycling-department/pages/reuse-and-donations-to-charities
It may be worth calling some to see if they are making a holiday wish list.
Waltham has a Salvation Army that does Xmas gifts, but this organization has a problematic history of refusing services to LGBT people. I am not aware of any issues with our chapter, but it is something to be conscious of.
There are also many great 501(c)3 organizations in our community if you are planning to make tax-deductible cash donations. I’m happy to contribute to a list if anyone is interested.
I'd greatly appreciate it. And thank you for this list. I've been looking at places to donate and I figure local is better than a nationwide charity.
I’m working on a complete list, hopefully done well before Giving Tuesday, but that is the deadline I’ve set for myself.
When you have the list complete, can you make a separate post about it? I can sticky it.
Will do!
In Waltham, we have a Home for Little Wanderers for LGBTQ youth. You can read more about it here: http://www.thehome.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_waltham_house
REACH the domestic violence charity do this! We’ve done a family with them for the last three years.
They’re a great organization that are based locally but cover a larger area than just Waltham.
There is a Student Santa program at Waltham High School (at the middle schools as well, I think) that is similar to what you described, but I don't know if they let outside groups participate. You could try contacting the school department to find out if there is any possibility of coordinating with them. Can't hurt to try.