With the holidays approaching we wanted to let you know resources in our community:
Holiday Resources at a Glance
🎁Holidays❄️
For each resource listed, click on the link to learn more. Please be thoughtful about the fact that many families will likely benefit from these resources this year, so choose one but not all please.
- Dolls for Daughters and Toys for Boys- Dec. 6th 9-2 First come, First served. Birth Certificates (or letter from school or log into gov. Benefits page) and photo ID for parent. Receive one large toy, one small toy, stuffed animal and a wooden car per child.
https://kenziscauses.org/toy-shop-fort-collins/
- Serve 6.8- Parents/guardians go sign up on either Nov 10th or Dec 1st, 3 gifts per child and a family gift card. Pick up date given when you sign up
https://serve68.org/aafsignup/
- NoCo Secret Samaritan Free Toy Store- A toy and stocking stuffer for each child. Date and location TBD on their FB page
https://www.facebook.com/nocosecretsamaritan
- NoCo Santa Squad- Fill out form to have gifts for each child wrapped and delivered to your home!
https://form.jotform.com/253064753997168
If you need help with any of these forms reach out to Anne Eakins @ aeakins@psdschools.org
- The owners of Chicken Salad Chick (locations in Windsor, Greeley, and Johnstown) are offering free “Little Chick Meals” to children while federal food aid remains paused.
- Mo Jeaux’s Bar and Grill offers free soup for those that have lost SNAP benefits
- Friendly Nick’s Butcher (Fort Collins) is offering free meat to anyone who has lost SNAP benefits or is furloughed/working without pay during the shutdown. The offer includes one pound each of ground beef, pork shoulder, chicken breast, and either drumsticks or wings, plus a half-dozen eggs. Families can receive the free food by showing an EBT card or federal ID.