725 Children benefitted from the Holiday Gift Project in 2023!

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Through Connections Work’s Holiday Gift Project, we distributed gifts to 725 children with incarcerated, justice-involved, or at-risk parents, impacting 471 households!

West Lawn United Methodist Church hosts the Holiday Care and Share Party for children with incarcerated parents. The families decorated gingerbread houses, created festive crafts, enjoyed a DJ and homemade cookies, and got to meet with the famous Santa and Mrs. Claus!

The remaining families were able to pick up their gifts at the drive-through event, which took place after the holiday party.

Special thanks to Mark Goldstein, Founder and President of Blankets of Hope, and his team for providing warm blankets to all the families, Godiva for the donation of teddy bears, Spark Foundation for age-appropriate science kits, and the Nice Knitters at the Highlands and Florida who donated handmade knit scarves and hats for the children!

We could not make the holidays so much brighter for these children without all of the many individuals and organizations who purchased gifts.

To find out more about this event or get involved, email: development@connectionswork.org.