Children's holiday fund
“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.”- Plato |
For over the past decade, the Peninsula Community Foundation has administered the Daily Press–Ferguson Holiday Fund. This fund was established in 1929, when officials of the newspaper, concerned about the plight of the poor and jobless, created a Stocking Fund “for children of the poor”. By 1933, when the nation was mired in the Great Depression, the fund assisted families with food, clothing and fuel during the winter holidays. The fund has provided toys, clothing and food for hundreds of thousands of needy children and families on the Peninsula. In 2019, after 90 years, the Daily Press decided to dissolve the Peninsula based Holiday Fund.
In 2020, PCF continued this inspiring tradition by establishing the Children's Holiday Fund to assist the organizations on the Peninsula serving children and families. |
We called upon our community to take “good actions” and support our local nonprofits through the Peninsula Community Foundation’s new Children’s Holiday Fund. We were overjoyed and inspired by the generous donations. Our Children's Holiday Fund raised thousands of dollars that provided grants to make Christmas dreams come true for our most deserved citizens, our children. This is not just your average “toy drive;” it’s an all-out “care” drive providing everything from housing to supplies to toys. Your generosity inspired us to continue the Children’s Holiday Fund to spread even more joy and care this holiday season.
Here are just a few examples of the impact your gifts to the 2020 Children's Holiday Fund campaign have made:
thrive peninsula
Thrive Peninsula gave gift cards to parents of underserved children so they could purchase gifts that met their interests and preferences, bringing hope and joy for the little ones.
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healthy families partnership
HFP was able to support one of their most critical needs, that of purchasing diapers in all sizes and baby wipes. Each child can go through 12 diapers a day and this is an item that often competes with buying baby food.
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downtown hampton child development center
DHCDC was able to increase their book donation program that is focused on improving literacy skills of preschoolers, and building their at-home libraries.
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"Thank you so much for the help I received for Christmas. My son was set for heart surgery after Christmas. With knowing this he was down. I didn't have much to give him and the other kids but thanks to Thrive Peninsula organization, y'all made him and my other kids Happy on Christmas Day. Thank you so much for this blessing. God bless y'all."
"This gift card was a blessing this Christmas during these trying times for my family and it allowed me to get what my daughter wanted so badly for Christmas and to see the joy in her eyes when she awoke was a blessing I would like to thank the organization for helping me make my child smile even harder this Christmas." |
"Thank you so much for the generous grant for support of our 'diapers and wipes' closet. A variety of sizes and brands were purchased to restock our closet. These items will be given to families in need. It is so critical to have a supply on hand and be able to have the right size at the right time. Our families are always appreciative but especially during the holidays, and relieved when they pick up their diapers." |
"We were able to provide books to our children as part of a holiday gift to the families because of your support. The generous grant we received enables us to extend our literacy program into our families’ homes. We are also excited that we will be able to send books home with our children this spring and at the end of the school year thanks to the grant funds we were provided." |
THANK YOU PARTNERS!
