Sponsor a Family Living in the Durham Region

Our goal is to sponsor 100 families in the Durham Region.

Sign up now and become one of our early-bird sponsors and get a jump on Christmas.

How it Works

SIZE OF FAMILY

Determine the size of family you would like to sponsor.

    • This will depend on your budget and how many people are in your group
    • We recommend planning to spend a minimum of $200 per family member, plus $150 for a grocery gift card
    • Example: to sponsor a family of 2 people, you should budget $550 ($200 for the parent + $200 for the child + $150 for a grocery gift card.)

SIGN UP

When you have an idea of the family size, scroll to the bottom of this page, fill in the form.

    • You will be added to a waitlist. Wishlists will be sent out in order of signing up, but are usually not ready until October.
    • Wishlists take time to complete and will be sent as soon as possible (usually in October/November)

WISHLIST

Once a list is available, Holiday Helpers will email you a wish list for an actual family. The list will included their first name, gender, age, clothing/household/toy requests.

SHOPPING

Once a list is available, Holiday Helpers will email you a wish list for an actual family. The list will included their first name, gender, age, clothing/household/toy requests.

DROP-OFF

You will be expected to drop off the presents at the designated centre by the deadline in early December. More details on the location and date to come.

    • Once the items are dropped off, they are sorted, checked for safety, and packaged for delivery.

DELIVERY

The package will be delivered or picked up by the family before Christmas.

THANK YOU

We do ask all the families to provide a thank-you letter telling us about their Christmas experience. Those letters will be forwarded to you in January to March.

DURHAM WAREHOUSE LOCATION

COMING SOON

PLEASE NOTE: We are NOT able to provide a tax receipts for gifts given to the family. 

Donor Registration

1 Your profile

2 Family Sponsorship








3 Corporate


PLEASE NOTE: It may take a few days to a few weeks to send you a wishlist that matches your request. We will send a list as soon as it becomes available.

Our packages bring Christmas joy, but they also offer poverty-relief items like winter snow suits, warm hats & mitts, household items (i.e. warm blankets, small appliances) and a grocery gift card that can be put towards a warm meal.

Questions about sponsoring a family?

Contact us at info@holidayhelpers.org

Families in the Durham Region are referred to us from some of the following agencies: