Part of our tradition for many years, the Adopt-a-Family holiday program allows organizations and individuals to provide gifts for a family in need.

Spending limits: $100 for ages 0-5; $125 for ages 6-10; and $150 for ages 11-adult
Deadline 1: December 2-4, 2009
Deadline 2: December 11, 14 or 15, 2009

This program is for families who are participating in either our emergency or transitional housing program. Donors are assigned to a family and receive a short family history along with a list of holiday needs and desires. We provide spending limits to ensure all families, many of whom are neighbors, receive gifts of similar value. Household items and clothing make smart, practical gifts. Toys without batteries and personal items that can be used every day are also great choices. In order for children to see their parents as the givers of gifts rather than recipients of charity, donors are asked not to wrap children’s gifts. Instead, please provide wrapping paper and tape so that parents may wrap for their own children. Parents’ gifts may be wrapped. Gifts should be delivered to our office at 999 Decatur Street in Denver by the deadline.

If adopting a specific family is not feasible for you, please consider donating generic gifts to be given to our client families who enter our program too close to the holidays to be assigned a donor. A generic gift list is available upon request.

Another option, always needed and appreciated, is a monetary gift to Family HomeStead to assist client families with housing and case management after the holidays have passed.

We wish you a peaceful and happy holiday season. Thank you for caring!

To adopt a family or for more information about how you can help during the holidays, please email Judy Mugler, or call (303) 623-6514. Please indicate which delivery date you can meet.