Anonymous Donor
One individual gave holiday gifts to every adult & child resident of
the Shelter & Family House. Each resident received a wrapped box
of gifts. Children received a stuffed animal in addition to their box.
The same donor also bought new under-bed storage boxes for every
bed in the Shelter. This individual’s gifts to Our House & our clients
this holiday season totaled $26,900.
On gift pick-up day, while there are
no kids in the Children’s Center,
staff line up all of the bags of gifts
that have been stacked high to the
ceiling in storage sheds. New kids’
bicycles line the hallways. At left,
youth staff, VISTAs, & AmeriCorps
members in the Art Room wrap
the last of the gifts. At right, staff
of the youth & CAFSI programs
greet parents as they come to pick
up their Adopt-A-Family gifts.