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Adopt-a-Family and Give-a-Gift
Community Family Life Services needs your help to try to make this holiday season seem a little warmer for the thousands of families and individuals we serve. Think about getting involved in our Adopt-a-Family or Give-a-Gift Programs.
We have over 100 low-income and formerly homeless families in our housing programs who participate in our Adopt-a-Family program. We give individuals and groups the opportunity to adopt a family--asking that the adopting donor help fulfill a wish list for each family. The donor returns the gifts wrapped and labeled for each family member.This is a great way to have a direct impact on the life of a family as you make their budgets more viable at this special time of year.
The Give-a-Gift program coordinates donations of new toys, sports equipment, clothing, books and games to be given to community families in need. The gifts you donate will be delightfully displayed in our "holiday store" for parents to select and bring home to their children. Work with your office, church or neighbors to collect gifts for children 0-18. There's always a special need for gifts for the 10-18 age group. Your gifts will enable someone else to give a gift to a loved one.
To donate toys or adopt a family, please contact volunteer@cflsdc.org for more information or call 202-347-0511. We ask that all gifts be new and in their original packaging, though unwrapped.
To read more about our Holiday Programs or to read a story about a family who benefited from the 2003 Adopt-a-Family Program, please click here.
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