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LCCS Holiday Gift Drive
Each year, Lucas County Children Services teams up with the Friends of LCCS and community partners to sponsor a holiday gift drive.
For the abused and neglected children that we serve, your donated gifts may be the only ones they receive. Some live in homes teetering on the brink of crisis. Others cannot live safely at home and are in substitute care, or are separated from their siblings at a time when they should be filled with excitement about the upcoming holiday season. Whether you are able to give one gift or 100, your support is appreciated. It will bring a smile to the face of a child who may have little to be happy about this holiday season.
Participating is easy.
Sponsor a Family
Many of the children and families we work have needs beyond toys under the tree. They may be completing their case plan and are reunifying their family or have secured new housing but have no furnishings. They may ask for things like kitchen appliances, bedding, towels, or other household items that we take for granted. By gathering a group from your club, house of worship, or workplace, you can make this holiday truly meaningful for families who are on the right track, but who need a leg up. To learn how you can help, call 419-213-3254 or email [email protected].
Go shopping!
Our kids like the same kinds of toys and gifts that your own kids or grandkids like.
We would appreciate receiving your donations by December 18, but if we know in advance, we can accept gifts until December 22.
Need suggestions? Call Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) at 419-213-3254. We can offer general recommendations based on gender, age, and race, which can be helpful when selecting items such as dolls or certain hygiene products. The agency’s goal is to provide each child under the age of 12 with three gifts, and our teens with a gift card.
Gifts should remain unwrapped. However, we appreciate—and welcome—donations of wrapping paper, gift bags, tape, bows, and ribbon. If you are sponsoring a family, there are additional guidelines that we will discuss with you to ensure that gifts reach the intended recipients.
Want to help a teen? Like all teenagers, LCCS teens love to make their own buying choices, and they love gift cards. We welcome gift cards for stores like Target, Meijer, Wal-Mart, or other retailers. Please make sure to write the value on any gift card.
IMPORTANT: LCCS has moved. We are in the Summit Center, at the corner of Adams and Summit Streets (the tower across from Imagination Station). Gifts may be delivered to either the LCCS entrance at 301 Adams, or through the Summit Street entrance, 333 N. Summit. If you have a large donation, please call Kevin Milliken, 419-213-3634, or LCCS Security, 419-213-3226 in advance so we can have staff and carts ready to assist you.
Sponsor a “themed” drive
There are certain categories of toys and gifts that are frequently requested – but that we never have enough of. Consider sponsoring a “category” drive. For example, we are always in need of sporting goods (basketballs, footballs, baseball gear, skateboards, scooters, etc.), Legos, science/STEM gifts, “superhero” action figures/activity sets, and craft sets. We also receive requests for “character” twin size bedding. If you have a specific area of interest, let us know!
Support our holiday party
With support from the Friends of LCCS and area businesses, LCCS holds an annual holiday party, where children and their caregivers get to meet Santa and receive a small gift from him; participate in activities and visit the Lights Before Christmas. This event provides a fun evening for both children and their foster or kinship caregivers. Donations are appreciated to offset the cost of food, gifts, and Zoo activities.
However you decide to participate, we appreciate your generosity
to ensure that these children enjoy the holiday season!
705 Adams St., Toledo, OH 43604
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Phone: (419) 213-3200
Fax: (419) 327-3291
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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