Applications for our 2024 Giving Season are OPEN! Apply by November 1, 2024
About Us
How We Started
We were founded in 2021 by Hannah & Clint Miller, & Amandalyn Jerrett, of Grant County. We got our start the year after Covid-19 hit hard & affected so many people world-wide. Hannah, Clint, & Amandalyn saw struggling families in need being denied by other programs or assistance not being available in the area for various reasons & took action. A Facebook group was created for helpers in the communities. Together they scoured the aisles for deals, saved what they could & purchased extra gifts while shopping for their own families. We took applications through the month of October & by December, we were able to help 21 families, 54 children in total, have a Christmas every child deserves, just in our first year!
Since that first year, our organization has experienced amazing growth. In 2023, we had over 100 volunteers contributing varying degrees of time, talents, gift and monetary donations. We underwent the 501(c)3 application process and are now officially recognized as a nonprofit charitable organization under the 501(c)3 Internal Revenue Code. Our EIN is 93-1524120. During our 2023 giving season we were able to help just over 300 children.
What We Are
Christmas for Kids-Southwest WI is a 100% volunteer & donation-based nonprofit charity organization designed to help families going through unforeseen circumstantial financial hardships, who do not otherwise qualify for assistance, that are in need during the upcoming Christmas Season, be able to provide a Christmas for their children. Our program is open to all children from ages zero up to 18 years of age.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be able to help as many families as we can within reason, with the hopes of giving the children receiving from our program a Christmas they deserve. We aim to provide each child with 4-5 gifts to open on Christmas, along with a stocking, hat with mittens/gloves & a full outfit appropriate for winter, which includes a top & bottom. We may be able to provide additional items such as socks, pajamas, coats, etc. if we have the availability.
Our Partners
Partnerships in Christmas for Kids-Southwest WI's Mission
Lancaster Congregational Church
Christmas for Kids- Southwest WI has been blessed over the past year to have been given the opportunity to partner with The Lancaster Congregational Church with the utilization of a safe, climate controlled storage space, along with the perfect space for us to wrap the Christmas presents & utilize as our "home base" for our organization. We cannot express enough how much gratitude we have for The Lancaster Congregational Church for allowing us to be able to grow & continue our mission to help those in need.
Family Life Radio Annual Toy Drive 2024
We are extremely excited to announce for the second year in a row, our partnership with Family Life Radio. Christmas for Kids- Southwest WI has been blessed to partner up with Family Life Radio again for their Annual Toy Drive which will run November 4th until December 8th. We will be setting out our donation drop boxes at our normal locations, along with some new locations as well during the donation drive. For those who wish to shop online, we have an Amazon Wish List created specifically for this Toy Drive. Here is the link for our Amazon Wish List! (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/29NLO9DBZHJC9?ref_=wl_share) Our goal this year is to be able to help give at least 200 children 5 amazing Christmas gifts & winter appropriate clothing to open on Christmas day. That's a goal of at least 1,000 gifts! We hope, that again with our partnership with Family Life Radio, we may be able to reach our goal & be able to serve our communities to our fullest potential! Be sure to listen to FM 88.1 & check out their website: myflr.org!
Sip Back & Give Back
"Sip Back & Give Back" at The Neighborhood Slush as they partner with Christmas for Kids- Southwest WI this holiday season. Stop by The Neighborhood Slush, during business hours, from November 1 - December 9 to pick an ornament off their tree and help a family/child with a little extra something special this Christmas. All unwrapped gifts and donations must be returned by Dec 9 so they can be wrapped and distributed. As a special incentive they are throwing a little party on December 9th to help "Wrap Up" this event. This is truly a community event! If you cannot make it to the boutique, please reach out to them as they can still get you the wish of a family or child, or take a donation via their website or Venmo. There are so many ways you can help!
