MEND Christmas Adoption Program 2017 

MEND's annual Christmas program provides assistance to up to 1400 pre-screened families each year.  Applicants register in October at the MEND Center.  During November, all of these applicants are visited by MEND volunteers in their homes to verify information and to determine which of the families are most needy.  Those who are in this critical needs category (usually 200-300 families living in garages, shacks, trailers or who have had a recent crisis) are recommended for the Adoptions Program in which they are matched with businesses, schools, church groups, other organizations or families who provide food, toys, new clothing for each family member, and a household item, and deliver these items directly to the recipients.  The remaining 1200 or so households are provided with boxes of food, new toys for each child up to age 14 and one or more blankets; these "baskets" are prepared at MEND by volunteers and are picked up by the recipients at the MEND Center.  

If you are interested in Adopting a Family please register today.