2024 Christmas Program

Show the Love of Christ This Christmas

At Anchored Ministries, our mission is to spread love and joy to families in need, and this holiday season, we are excited to host our annual Christmas Gift Giving Program. This program gives the Twin Valley community an opportunity to bless children whose families are facing financial difficulties. Through your generous support, we aim to ensure every child wakes up on Christmas morning with gifts to unwrap and a reminder that they are loved.

How It Works

For Participants: Families in need can submit a wish list for their children. We’ll work together with sponsors to fulfill these wishes and provide gifts that bring joy and hope during the holiday season. This program is exclusive to families in the Twin Valley School District.
For Sponsors and Volunteers: Our program relies on the generosity of individuals, businesses, and churches who choose to sponsor a child or family. You can also help us wrap, organize, and distribute gifts by volunteering your time.
For Stocking Stuffer/Toy Drive Hosts: Parents will experience the excitement of shopping for their children by choosing from these gifts at our Distribution Event to supplement the items purchased by their sponsor and include them in their gift packages.

Key Dates

Participant Sign-up Deadline: By November 15th
Sponsor Gift Drop-off Deadline: By December 6th
Stocking Stuffer/Toy Drive Deadline: By December 8th
Gift Distribution Event: On December 14th

Get Involved

Ready to make a difference this Christmas? Whether you want to volunteer your time or sponsor a child, we have several ways for you to get involved.

Sponsor a Child: Help fulfill a child’s Christmas wish by purchasing gifts from their list and bring joy to their Christmas season.
Host a Stocking Stuffer/Toy Drive: Help provide smaller items that parents can shop from when they arrive to wrap and pickup their children’s gifts. If your organization would like to sponsor or host a toy drive to support this event, let us know and we’ll work with you.
Volunteer: Assist with setup, gift wrapping, sorting, distribution or teardown.
Donate Baked Goods: Nothing says Christmas like enjoying some festive baked goods while wrapping presents. Sign up to bake and drop-off some delicious homemade goodies for the day of the Distribution event.

Enroll your family today!

We are excited to share the love of Jesus with your family this season. Sign-up now to have your children sponsored this year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a question? Check out this list of our top questions.

Participants
Sponsors

The program is open to families with children in the Twin Valley School District who are experiencing financial hardship.

To apply for the Anchored Ministries Christmas Program, your children must meet all of the following three eligibility requirements. Please read each section carefully to ensure you qualify.

Age Requirement
Your children must be between birth and 18 years old in order to be eligible for this program.

Residency Requirement
Your children must either attend or live within the Twin Valley School District. This includes:

Public school students within the district.
Homeschool students within the district boundaries.
Private school students within the district.

Income or Assistance Requirement
Your children must meet one of the following conditions to qualify based on income or assistance:

Your household receives benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Your children are foster children under the legal care of a foster care agency or the court.
Your children meet the federal definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant.
Your household income is at or below the limits set by the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines for the free/reduced lunch program. You can check the current guidelines here:
a. SNAP Eligibility Guidelines
b. Free/Reduced Lunch Income Guidelines
c. TANF Cash Assistance Information

One Program Application Policy
You may apply to only one Christmas assistance program to ensure all families in the community are served. By applying to Anchored Ministries, you confirm that you have not applied to any other Christmas assistance program.

You can sign up by completing the Participant Form. Once you submit your form, we will match your child with a sponsor.

You will need to provide basic details such as your child’s age, gender, clothing sizes, and a wish list of items they would like for Christmas.

Yes, the deadline to submit your Participant Form is November 15th. Please be sure to register before the deadline so we can find a sponsor for your child.

Yes, if you have multiple children, you can submit wish lists for each of them.

The gift distribution event will be held on Saturday, December 14th at Moving Communities to Christ Church at 4221 Main Street, Elverson, PA. We will provide you with more details about the time as the event approaches.

You may request a mix of practical items (such as clothing or school supplies) and fun items (like toys, books, or games). Please keep in mind that sponsors may have varying budgets, so it’s best to list items that are no more than $75 each.

If anything changes after you submit your form (e.g., you no longer need assistance or need to update information), please contact us.

While we encourage families to sign up by the deadline, you can contact us directly, and we will do our best to help if additional sponsors are available.

You can sponsor a child by completing the Sponsor Form. Once submitted, we will pair you with a child and send you their wish list.

As a sponsor, you will purchase gifts for the child you are matched with based on the wish list provided. The gifts will be collected and distributed by Anchored Ministries at our one-day distribution event.

We recommend spending around $100 per child, but there is no strict requirement. You are free to spend what you feel comfortable with while fulfilling some or all of the wish list.

Each child’s wish list will include a range of options, from clothing and essential items to toys, books, and games. You can choose items that best fit your budget and preferences.

Yes! If you would like to sponsor multiple children or a family, just let us know, and we’ll match you accordingly.

No. In fact, we would ask you not to. We will have volunteers available to assist parents with wrapping gifts at our Distribution event. This way parents know ahead of time what gifts they will be giving to their children and they get to enjoy wrapping them in preparation for Christmas.

Gift drop-offs will take place at the Anchored Ministries Building prior to the distribution event on any Monday – Thursday we are open between 9am and 12pm. We will also be open on December 2nd through December 6th from 5:30pm to 8pm for additional drop off times leading up to the event.

Absolutely! Sponsoring a child is a wonderful way to come together as a family, church, or business to spread joy and share the love of Christ.

If circumstances change and you are unable to fulfill your commitment, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can make alternate arrangements for the child.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or need more information about this year’s Christmas program, please reach out to us.

Let’s come together as a community to share the love of Christ and ensure every child in need has a Christmas to remember.