Will you sponsor a family?

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, your sponsored family information will be provided to you containing a wish list from each family member in your sponsored family.


Lists will include details like this example: Boy age 5 likes trucks, hot-wheels, needs pajamas size 6, girl age12 likes Barbie dolls, crafts, size 5 boots, Mom wishes for a new

robe size medium and likes coffee and candles.


Sponsored gifts need to be brought to Independence House wrapped and labeled no later than December 15th with information provided to you. No names are provided in keeping with confidentiality.



To sponsor families, email:

donnag@indhouse.net.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:



THANKSGIVING AND/OR CHRISTMAS MEALS

Provide a full holiday meal to a family by purchasing all the fixings.

Suggested items include but not limited to: stuffing; potatoes (fresh or boxed); canned cranberry sauces; canned vegetables such as corn, green beans, carrots, yams, beans; pie dough mix and canned pie fillings, cookie and/or brownie mixes, gravy, corn bread mix, canned soups, sugar, brown sugar, cooking oil or oil spray. Independence House has the capacity to take a limited amount of frozen turkeys too! (Hyannis office).


NEW / UNWRAPPED TOYS

Families who are unable to provide holiday gifts for their children due to financial difficulties are provided with a shopping room at Independence House where they are able to pick new unwrapped toys for their children and wrap them as they deem appropriate. Donations accepted for NEW unwrapped toys from November 27 thru December 15th (Hyannis office).


GIFT CARDS

Independence House supplements holiday gifts for families with gift cards. Useful cards for families include those from local department stores where children’s clothing can be purchased such as Target, Kohls, Macys, the Gap. Other useful cards include Visa/Mastercard shop anywhere cards, gasoline cards, grocery cards, Dunkin Donuts, fast food, ice cream, etc. Gift cards should be received by December 15th. (Hyannis office)


Please email donnag@indhouse.net inquire about the above giving options.