Crittenton’s Annual Holiday Gift Drive
November 04, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Crittenton Services for Children and Families
Martha Jasso, Director of Communications
(714) 680-6008
Fullerton, Calif – Each year Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) conducts a holiday gift drive known as The Angel Tree Program that collects new in-kind donations from October to early December.
Calling all donors for the 2013 CSCF Angel Tree Program.
For 15 years the Angel Tree Program has been collecting toys, stocking stuffers, gift cards, clothes, and basic necessities on behalf of the children and families Crittenton serves.
“The biggest gift a donor gives is not the one inside the pretty package. It is enlarging the world view of a child to include people who are kind for no reason. Crittenton youth have had so little exposure to that kind of compassion, and every holiday Crittenton makes it a point to show the kids that there is still ‘good’ in the world,” Pat Williams, Angel Tree Program Coordinator and CSCF Volunteer.
Last year alone individual donors, community partners, and corporate sponsors provided holiday gifts for roughly 700 children placed in CSCF Residential Services, Youth Shelter, Wraparound, Community Based, and Foster Care Programs.
It is through the generosity of those who contribute to the annual Angel Tree Program that allows CSCF to meet the demonstrated need of the youth in our care during the holiday season.
The Angel Tree Program also serves as an opportunity for anyone to connect with CSCF clients in a meaningful way, and to help us continue our mission of healing the wounds of trauma, neglect and abuse.
Feeling extra generous this year? If so, why not participate in Crittenton’s Angel Tree Program! CSCF youth have been assisted by their assigned therapist or social worker to create a Santa Wish List. The Angel Tree Program will then try to find donors in the community to make those wishes come true.
This year that donor just might be you!
Angel Tree Program Needs:
- Looking for donors like you to pick a wish off the CSCF Santa Wish List
- $40 maximum (per item and fulfilling multiple “wishes” is always appreciated)
- New and wrapped gifts due by December 10, 2013 (to meet delivery schedule)
- Donors interested will need to provide name, address, email and budget preferences
Know that 100 percent of all Angel Tree Program donations goes directly to children in CSCF programs.
For more information on the CSCF Angel Tree Program, CSCF Santa Wish List and how to get involved please contact us:
- Primary Contact: Shaneisha Willis, swillis@crittentonsocal.org or 714.680.9025
- Secondary Contact: Pat Williams, Email (Preferred), patsname@dslextreme.com or 714.779.1714
Crittenton Services for Children and Families of Southern California (CSCF) is a non-profit social services agency whose mission is to heal the wounds of abuse and neglect; strengthen families; and help troubled adolescents reach their full potential. Established and incorporated in 1966 Crittenton has a highly trained workforce operating 24 hours a day / 7 days a week providing comprehensive counseling, medical, and other support services to the clients in our care. We provide a full array of residential, in-home, community based, wraparound, mental health, foster care, and adoption services with a service planning area throughout Southern California that covers Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Visit www.crittentonsocal.org to learn more about our programs and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, and Flickr.
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Topics: Non-Profit, Social Services, Community Based Services, Residential Treatment Services, Youth Shelter Services, Wraparound Services, Foster Care Program, Crittenton Services for Children and Families, Donations, Philanthropy, Holiday Giving, Giving Tuesday, Holiday Donations, Crittenton Volunteer Program, Crittenton Fundraising
Geography: Los Angeles County, Calif., Orange County Calif., Fullerton, Calif., San Bernardino County, Calif., Riverside County, Calif.