The holidays are a time for laughter, warmth, and creating lifelong memories. For children, youth, and families facing financial hardships, this season can be particularly challenging. Our Holiday Program aims to ensure that all of our clients feel the joy of the holidays, regardless of their circumstances.
Whether you’re a first-time donor or a longtime supporter, you are a vital part of creating holiday magic for those who need it most in our community. Together, we can create a holiday season filled with laughter, love, and unforgettable memories. Imagine the excitement of a child unwrapping a gift and finding exactly what they wished for. Think of the warmth in a family’s heart when they see the community rally behind them.
It’s a magical experience – and to guide you through our program, we encourage you to review our Holiday Program Guidebook to see all the ways you can make an impact for the children, youth & families in our community.
We have an ongoing partnership with CTV Barrie’s Toy Mountain in support of our Holiday Program. Each year, CTV Barrie generously helps us spread the word and collects donations on our behalf. If you came to this page as a result of their promotions and would like to donate to their Toy Mountain campaign, use the button below.
You can receive a wish list to donate based off of requests from the children, youth, and families we serve. You can even specify the ages, genders, and identities of the clients you wish to support for a more customized experience in the joy of gift-giving.
Making a financial contribution empowers us to provide for any holiday request that comes our way! Your contribution ensures that every child, youth, and family can receive a special, personalized gift.
If you prefer to make an e-transfer, it can be sent to simcas.finance@familyconnexions.ca with the note “Donation – Holiday Program” in the message.
We also accept donations made by cash or cheque. Click here to find the office nearest you for dropping off or mailing in your donation.
If you’re looking for an engaging corporate/group volunteering or team building activity during the Holidays, you could make a difference through our Care Kit program. Help assemble kits for youth, children and families in need in our communities, and collect items we need the most during the Holidays such as toiletries, clothes, etc. Whether you’re volunteering with friends, family, colleagues, classmates, or on your own, from groups of 3 or 3,000, your contribution directly impacts our community.
If you are holding a drive or prefer to shop based on items most needed, you can make a significant impact with a bulk donation! Our Amazon wish list will be updated throughout the program with items most needed at the time. You can use it as a guide while collecting or shopping in the community, or conveniently purchase directly from the list and have the items shipped to our head office!
If you plan to collect or shop in the community and drop items off at one of our offices, please sign-up as a bulk donor so we can plan to accommodate your drop-off.
To run our Holiday Program, we rely on the support from volunteers to help with various tasks including organizing the donations, preparing Holiday packages, cleaning the space, and more. We can always use more help!
If you’re making an in-kind donation, you can request a tax receipt at the link below. We require proof of purchases to be attached and your tax receipt will be made for the amount spent before tax.
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