Christmas Assistance Resources by State

Need help providing Christmas for your family or someone you know? 

Alabama

• Huntsville Social Services
• Food bank of north Alabama
• Christmas Charities Year Round Association

Alaska

• Project Alaska Christmas Kids
• Government assistance programs
• Alaska Food Bank.

Arizona

• The Association of Arizona Food Banks can 
• Arizona Self Help
• Arizona Ghostbusters

Arkansas

• Arkansas Food Bank

California

• Catholic Charities Of Los Angeles
• Adopt-A-Family
• Spark of Love

Colorado

• The Denver Rescue Mission
• Food Bank of the Rockies
• Denver’s Care 4 Colorado toy drive

Connecticut

• New Opportunities Inc.
• Archdiocese of Hartford
• Food pantries

Delaware

• Food Bank of Delaware

Florida

•  Jax 4 kids

Georgia

• Enrichment Services
• Empty Stocking Fund

Hawaii

• Friends of Hawaii

Idaho

• Idaho Food Bank

Illinois

• Catholic Charities
• Walter and Connie Payton Foundation
• Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health 
• Feeding Illinois

Indiana

• Food Bank of Northern Indiana
• CAP from the Caramel Fire Department

Iowa

• Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
• Chrysalis Foundation
• Food Bank of Iowa
• Catholic Charities of Des Moines

Kansas

• Johnson County Christmas Bureau
• Catholic Charities of Wichita
• Contact Adopt a Family

Kentucky

• List of charities
• Firefighter toy drives
• Government programs for temporary help

Louisiana

• Catholic Charities of New Orleans

Maine

• Maine Children’s Home
• Temporary government assistance programs
• The Good Shepherd Food Bank
• Augusta Civic Center.

Maryland

• Santa Claus Anonymous
• Property Management Association

Michigan  

• Contact the Michigan Volunteers of America
• Michigan Information Center

Minnesota    

• Catholic Charities of the Twin Cities

Mississippi      

• Christmas in St. Louis
• Downtown Branson Main Street Association
• Catholic Charity
• Missouri Food Bank Association 

Montana       

• Public assistance programs

Nebraska  

• 211
• Toyland for Kids

Nevada

• Norther Nevada Food Bank

New Hampshire

• The Emergency Food Assistance program
• New Hampshire Catholic Charities

New Jersey    

• New Jersey Helps
• Community Food Bank of New Jersey

New Mexico    

• Archdiocese of Santa Fé
• Government assistance programs
• New Mexico Association of Food Banks

New York

• New York Department of Temporary Help

North Carolina  

• Speedway Children’s Charities in Charlotte
• Christmas cheer in Alamance
• Local food banks

North Dakota

• LIHEAP
• Farm Service Agency

Ohio  

• 211

Oklahoma

• Catholic Charities
• Programs for temporary help
• Science Museum of Oklahoma

Oregon

• Oregon Food, Cash, and Housing Program 
• Elk’s Loge of Myrtle Creek
• The Christmas Project

Pennsylvania  

• Second Chance Toys
• Catholic Charities

Rhode Island  

• Rhode Island Community Food Banks
• Top donating states for Toys for Tots

South Carolina

• Holiday Hope
• List of South Carolina Food Banks
• Temporary assistance programs

South Dakota    

• St. John’s

Tennessee    

• Nashville Metro Police Christmas Charities
• The News Sentinel Charities Inc.
• Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee
• Local government assistance

Texas

• Houston Children’s Charities
• Alvarado Christmas Charities Inc.

Utah

• The University Mall Giving Tree
• The Forgotten Patients Christmas Project
• Utah Food Bank

Vermont  

• The Vermont Hunger Relief Organization
• Vermont 2-1-1

Virginia

• Virginia Department of Social Services

Washington    

• Christmas House
• Tacoma Firefighters Christmas Project
• Map of food bank locations.

West Virginia

• Presents for Patients
• List of West Virginia food banks

Wisconsin

• Catholic Charities
• Food banks

Wyoming

• GFWC website
• Contact Toys for the Troops’ Kids 
• Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies