Sponsor registration is CLOSED for the 2024 holiday season! If you are still interested in giving, please consider donating to items off of our Amazon wishlist to help sustain our work year-round.

The holidays can be stressful for families, and the season of giving puts added pressure on caregivers who are just trying to make ends meet. By supporting a family this holiday season through our Gifts of Community Holiday Giving Program (formerly Adopt-A-Family), you can reduce the stress on a family working towards greater stability. Rally your family members, co-workers, and friends to make this year special for our families and yours.

FAQs:

Why the new name? At FamilyWise, we support the strength and wellbeing of families. We use a strengths-based approach, which centers on recognizing each individual’s or family’s capacity, skills, and potential. We want the language we use to reflect the strength of families and to emphasize that community support is essential for all families to thrive. Through the Gifts of Community Holiday Giving Program, community members can show their support for families by providing gifts that help families achieve their goals.

What does being a sponsor entail? When you register to sponsor a family, you will indicate how many individuals you are able to support, with a $50 recommended spending amount per person. After you register, we will match you with a family/ies and send you their wishlists around Thanksgiving. You will have a few weeks to shop for your gifts, and we will send you more details about drop-off times that will be in mid-December.

I have a corporate group looking to be a sponsor. Do you support groups of our size? Absolutely! We have many corporate groups who participate in our program. You just have to indicate an adequate number of individuals when you register as a sponsor. If you are looking to involve a large number of people, there are also other opportunities to support families this holiday season, including item drives and volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in those, please connect with our Volunteer & Intern Coordinator Meredith Rosheim at MRosheim@FamilyWiseServices.org

Questions?

Email Gifts@FamilyWiseServices.org for more information.