Experience the joy of giving
Christmas can be a joyous time, it can also be a time of extreme struggle and stress for some South Canterbury families. Now more than ever local families are struggling and for many of them, this is a situation that they have never been in before . With your help these families get to celebrate Christmas.
The Family Works Christmas Angel Project will enable you, your family, friends, business, staff, work colleagues, groups or teams to buy gifts/gift vouchers, experiences etc for a local family in need this Christmas. Only families that have been referred by caseworkers from selected social service agencies are able to be sponsored. These families have experienced trauma and hardship and are working hard to improve their lives as well as their families.
Last year approximately 140 local families in our region were supported thanks to amazing people who became Christmas Angel sponsors. The families were so very grateful and overwhelmed by the generosity of their Christmas Angel sponsor and the sponsors felt really good to be able to help a real family in need.
How it Works:
Family Works will identify the families most in need and these families are then matched to suitable sponsors. As a sponsor you will receive a profile of the family you have been allocated. This could include single parent families, grandparents raising grandchildren and/or extended family living in the same household. The profile details how many adults there are and the ages of any children. The profile also provides some family background and includes gift suggestions that each family member needs or would like.
You/your group then shop for the family based on these requests (presents, vouchers, Christmas treats etc). How much you spend on your family is your decision. You can buy all the gift suggestions provided or just select a few. Both the family and the sponsors identity remain anonymous.
Family Works will collect the gifts/items from you just before Christmas and will deliver your gifts to your family.
Working together we really can make a difference to the lives of vulnerable families in South Canterbury.
You can register your interest for this December’s project now!
Thank you so much to all of our 2023 Christmas Angel sponsors. We appreciate your support for our South Canterbury families and know what a massive difference you have made!
Register now for 2024 Christmas Angel sponsorship by completing the form below.
A huge Thank You to our amazing sponsors. We could not run this initiative without your support.
