Holiday Adopter Program
2024
The Holiday Adopter Program provides donors with the opportunity to spread hope and cheer to local families in need by ensuring they have gifts to open during the holiday season. Donors are paired with a family and can purchase gifts from the household’s wish list or donate gift cards in the amount of $125 per family member.
If you would like to adopt a family for the holidays, please complete this form by December 6. You can contact Michele Lutas at holidayadopter@aafpbc.org with any questions.
2023 Recap
Over 160 families were “adopted” this year by supporters from near and far! Children – and parents! – received gifts purchased directly from their wish lists by over 125 donors.
Adopt-A-Family sends our heartfelt thanks to all our adopters for sharing kindness with families in need this holiday season!
Questions about our Holiday Adopter Program? Please contact us at holidayadopter@aafpbc.org.
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Santa Shoppe
2024
Our beloved annual Santa Shoppe event will take place on December 7. Hundreds of children will have the opportunity to select gifts for their family members, do crafts, and enjoy lunch in a festive holiday wonderland. All children will also receive a wrapped gift from their wishlist from the big man himself.
To volunteer for this event or donate gifts for the families, please complete this form by November 25. Linked here is this year’s Amazon wishlist with gifts the children would like to receive from Santa. This list will be updated as more wishes are received. If you have questions about donations or volunteering, please contact Lyndsey Morrell at santashoppe@aafpbc.org or click here for more information.
2023 Recap
Questions about Santa Shoppe? Please contact us at santashoppe@aafpbc.org.
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HRC Gift Giving Event
2024
From December 12-14, parents of families receiving services from the Homeless Resource Center will have the opportunity to select gifts for their children and have them wrapped by volunteer elves. We welcome the donation of new toys and stocking stuffers for babies, kids, and teens to stock the shop at the Gift Giving event up through December 11.
For information about donating toys or wrapping gifts at this special event, please contact Lisa Raymond at giftgiving@aafpbc.org.
2023 Recap
Each year, the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center’s Gift Giving event provides gifts to local families experiencing homelessness.
During the weekend-long initiative, parents visit the HRC to browse hundreds of donated toys and pick out gifts for the whole family. The event was an encouraging opportunity for the Adopt-A-Family team to connect with the families we serve, as staff were on-hand to wrap each gift.
Questions about the HRC Gift Giving Event? Please contact us at giftgiving@aafpbc.org.
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Trunk or Treat
2024
Adopt-A-Family’s 4th Annual Trunk or Treat took place on October 25 from 5-7pm on our Lake Worth campus. Resident families will had the opportunity to dress up, play games, pose in the photo booth, and collect candy from themed car trunks.
We are grateful to our many donors for the donations of candy and gently used costumes that made the event sweet and spooky for the families we serve. If you’re interested in donating, decorating your trunk to hand out candy, or volunteering at the event for set up, games, photo booth, or clean up in 2025, contact Michelle Pinto at mpinto@aafpbc.org.
2023 Recap
Kids and parents alike went all out, boasting their coolest costumes for an evening of family fun! Halloween music rang out as children played on the bounce house, posed with their parents at the photo booth, and challenged their friends and families to games. Cars lined the lot with trunks on display—creatively decorated for optimum candy distribution.
This colossal event is made possible each year thanks to the many generous donations of candy and costumes, and the many volunteers who kindly contribute their time, resources, and manpower to helping ensure our families have a fantastic and memorable time. We especially thank the Pizzo family for their generous donation of costumes, and partners Little Smiles for their tireless contributions and support in ensuring the event’s success.
Questions about Trunk or Treat? Please contact mpinto@aafpbc.org
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Thanksgiving Assistance
2024
Adopt-A-Family will collected food and financial donations through mid-November to ensure our client families could enjoy a full Thanksgiving meal. Residents of agency housing received baskets filled with the ingredients to cook Thanksgiving dinner, and clients of the Homeless Resource Center were provided gift cards for a holiday meal out.
The 2024 meal baskets consisted of: canned yams, marshmallows, stuffing mix, gravy, instant mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese, cranberry sauce, canned soup, and green beans.
For more information or to make a financial donation to the program, contact Michele at mlutas@aafpbc.org
2023 Recap
Over the course of two busy days, 222 meal kits were assembled and delivered to the families we serve to ensure they have all the fixings for a full holiday feast.
We are grateful to the many donors who made this feat possible! The Palm Beach Harley Owners Group, NP, Inc., and The Benjamin School, provided food that filled the delivery bags donated by Publix. The Breakers Palm Beach sent multiple volunteers to help sort and assemble the bags, and the students from Trinity Delray donated special cards to be included in each bag.
We thank our community of supporters for rallying around this annual initiative and helping us serve a record number of families in 2023!
Questions about Thanksgiving Assistance? Please contact mlutas@aafpbc.org