HELP MAKE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Christmas Store volunteer signups are open!

Each year, CSL’s Christmas Stores bring our community together to make the holidays brighter, distributing more than 10,000 donated gifts to children across our community.

But it’s about much more than presents. The Christmas Store gives families the dignity and joy of choosing gifts they know the children in their lives will love, while easing some of the financial pressure of the holiday season.

This November and December, We Need You!

At the Independence Christmas Store, it takes more than 500 volunteers to make it all happen; stocking tables, organizing gifts, welcoming families and helping bring our Christmas Stores to life.

Join us and help create a joyful Christmas for thousands of local families.

Volunteer registration is now open!

Please contact our other offices in Blue Springs (816) 229-0033, Buckner 816-249-5820, Grain Valley (816) 355-0328, and Oak Grove (816) 690-8213 for volunteer opportunities in those communities.

Community Unity Week

School Spirit. Community Impact

Thank you to the Blue Springs School District students, families, school staff, and community partners who supported CSL during Community Unity Week.

You collected over 39,000 items.

To everyone who donated, organized a collection, or helped spread the word: thank you. Your school spirit reached well beyond the classroom.

Host a Christmas Barrel
A Community of Generosity

Help fill CSL’s Christmas Store by hosting a Christmas Barrel.

Your workplace, congregation, school, or community group can give others an easy way to contribute gifts for local children.

November 2 - December 1, 2026

Join Us for LUMINOUS

November 7, 2026