The annual Wellspring Family Services Children & Teen Gift Drive, part of the Giving Together campaign, is off to a great start. Thank you to all who have given so generously! With many families facing homelessness in the Puget Sound area, we’ve set our goal to provide 1,500 gifts to 750 children this year.

Items from our wish lists are steadily arriving, but the demand from local families has been great and our gift drive needs your help. Our infant (ages 0-3) and teen (13-17) groups are experiencing a shortage of these items:

Infant Items:

Soft learning toys

Musical toys

Duplo Building Block Sets

Teething toys

Interactive baby toys

Teen Items:

Makeup Kits

Sportswear

Purses/mini backpacks

Gift cards

Kindle E-Readers

According to Wellspring Family Store Program Manager Karly Lee, “We have received gift requests for over 1,500 children (530 families) so far. As of today, we’ve notified 140 families that holiday gifts are available for their children. What we currently have will leave us short to meet this year’s growing need for children’s gifts.”

Here are a few easy ways to spread joy this holiday season:

Target

Amazon

Wellspring Donation

If you would like to shop for gifts on your own and drop them off at Wellspring, we welcome you to do so until December 20.

Hours:  Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Address:  1900 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144

Thank you to our wonderful community. Together we can make a positive impact for families and children this year.

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller