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Thanksgiving and Christmas 2025:

Sign-up for Thanksgiving food box, Christmas food box, and Christmas gifts (for qualifying children) takes place in October only.  Starts Oct 1, 2025, and ends Oct 30, 2025.

Applicants must bring documentation identifying each member of the household.

Holiday baskets are offered seasonally, provided through local community support. Programs vary by location; call for information.

Provides holiday gifts for children thru Angel Tree program.

Mission of the program is to collect and distribute new unwrapped toys as Christmas gifts to children ages 0-14.

Application will be taken at 1610 Pierce Street. From November 1st, 2025, through November 30th, 2025. Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm, and Sat 12 pm-5 pm. Will be closed all four Sunday's November 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 28th.

For questions call (712) 317-0638, or (712) 301-9254, Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm

Program provides clothing and a toy for each child. Registration also includes a sign-up for a food basket. Deadline to register for aid is November 14, 2025. Can register by going to their office during the food pantry hours and completing a form. Pick-up is December 13, 2025, from 9 am-12 noon.

For Christmas 2026:

Project Santa provides 3-5 new Christmas toys for each registered child, plus books, school supplies, and coloring books. To sign up (beginning Dec 1-Dec 22, 2026), community members can visit the Timberlake Outreach Center (Tue-Sat). This should be done during visitors' once-a-month shopping time. Each child can only be signed up for this program once.

- Applicants must bring a current piece of mail, Social Security cards for each child, and a document verifying the children’s ages (such as a birth certificate or Medicaid card).

- After sign-up, applicants will be given a confirmation sheet with an appointment day and time to come and shop for toys for the children who were signed up. Applicants will need to bring that confirmation sheet with them when shopping for toys.

- The Toy N Joy shop is located on the main campus by the airport in Omaha, and will be open (by appointment only) from 10 am-6 pm on December 18th, 19th, 22nd, and 23rd. Parents cannot bring children with them to shop.

2026

Provides holiday foods shoppers can choose to cook a holiday meal. This is not a food basket or meal.

Groceries will be on a first-come, first served basis, December 16th-21st, 2026. There is no registration required. 

Grandparents are invited to shop every year for their grandchildren during the holiday season. Grandchildren must be 10 years old or younger.

Register for an appointment between November 10th - November 24, 2025.  Please bring ID or Clarity card. 

Provides a Thanksgiving, and Christmas meal for those in need. Thanksgiving Meals is served, Nov. 27, 2025, from 11:30 am-1 pm. No need to register, just come for the in person meal.

Christmas Meal served Dec. 22, 2025, from 11:30 am-12:30 pm. No need to register, just come for the in person meal.

This annual holiday event is free for children in foster care, adopted from foster care, kinship placement, relative placement and other children living in the foster household.

Registration is required and will close when full. Please visit website for more information regarding dates and registration forms. Winter Wonderland Holiday Celebration toy distribution Sunday, December 14th, 2025, from 10 am-12 pm and 1 pm-3 pm.

Event held at Hawkeye Downs Expo Hall, 4400 Sixth Street SW in Cedar Rapids. Each child must be registered online via the website, keep a lookout for dates. Register early as this event fills up quickly. To donate to the toy drive, the deadline is Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025. Drop off location is 6000 7th St SW in Cedar Rapids. 

Toys for Tots - Sign up opens November 3, 2025, online. For those who do not have an email or access to technology may sign up in person on November 17th and 18th. Distribution is at Salvation Army gym, and one parent does the shopping, individuals will get confirmation on date and times on when to come in to shop. 

Distribution dates are December 16th, 17th, and the 18th. With a make-up day of December 19th, 2025. 

For Christmas Food for 2025, signup dates are:

- 11/19 - 5 pm-8 pm

- 12/3 - 5 pm-8 pm

- 12/6 - 10 am-4 pm

- One signup per household.

- Sign up for food at the Kearney Salvation Army (North doors) at 1719 Central Ave, Kearney. Signing up for toys is a separate process.

For Christmas Toys for 2025:

- Angel Tree is live for signups, as of Oct 2, 2025. Must live in Buffalo County. Sign up at www.saangeltree.org

- The sign-up is for children ages 18 and under.

- Registration deadline to be determined.

- For questions, visit the Salvation Army Kearney page on Facebook and use Facebook Messenger; staff will reply as soon as possible. www.facebook.com/TSAKearney

For Christmas 2025:

Links people in the Columbus area with local charitable projects.

Coordinates the giving efforts of the Columbus Community, linking the giving projects with the individuals that need assistance with gifts and/or food for Christmas.

All applications are processed digitally. Visit the Columbus Area Holiday Spirit Facebook page to scan a QR code to access the online form and submit an application. Application period begins Oct 23, 2025, and the digital form must be submitted by Nov 15.

Families who are selected to receive holiday gifts or a food basket will be contacted with details regarding the pickup time, date, and location by phone or mail.

Thanksgiving assistance - Offering a turkey giveaway on November 22nd, 2025, at 11 am-1 pm. Open to Dubuque County residents only. Individuals can register on-site the day of the giveaway to receive one free turkey per household.

Christmas assistance - To register for the Toys for Tots 2025 program visit website or in person to register. Open to children ages 14 and under. Registration will remain open until all time slots are full.

The Official Toys for Tots toy distribution site will be at the Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Ave. 

Registration link: https://toystortotsdbq.simplybook.me/v2/ 

Thrift shop with vouchers provided by most churches, government offices, and community agencies.

School supply distribution.

Santa's workshop provides Christmas presents.

Provides Christmas gifts and a food basket to Iowa County residents. Taking applications through Fri Nov 8, 2026.

Christmas gift cards for food boxes.

For Christmas 2026: To be determined.

Holiday baskets are offered seasonally, provided through local community support. Programs vary by location; call for information.

For 2026 Christmas Assistance: Registration will be done in person. Applicants must sign up at the location matching their zip code.

- Gifts and a food voucher are available to families with children ages 15 and younger and to seniors aged 60+. Food vouchers are available for families with children ages 16+ and to adults without children.

** KROC CENTER - 2825 Y Street **

- Thu, Oct 29 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm).

- Fri, Oct 30 (12 pm-3 pm and 4 pm-7 pm).

- Zip codes: 68005, 68028, 68046, 68059, 68107, 68127, 68128, 68133, 68136, 68138, 68113, 68147, 68117, 68157, 68123.

** NORTH CORPS - 2401 Manderson Street **

- Mon, Nov 2 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm).

- Wed, Nov 4 (12 pm-3 pm and 4 pm-7 pm).

- Zip codes: 68007, 68002, 68064, 68110, 68111, 68112, 68116, 68122, 68134, 68152.

** OMAHA CITADEL - 3738 Cuming Street **

- Thu, Nov 5 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm).

- Fri, Nov 6 (12 pm-3 pm and 4 pm-7 pm).

- Zip codes: 68102, 68131, 68106, 68137, 68114, 68130, 68105, 68135, 68010, 68144, 68104, 68132, 68108, 68142, 68118, 68154, 68124, 68178, 68164.

**Toys for Tots applications are closed for this year 2025**

Four Mile and Pioneer Columbus Recreation Centers will help families sign up for 2024 Toys for Tots during the holiday season. Registration begins Nov. 1, 2024, and goes through Nov 30, 2024. Gift pick-ups are Mon Dec. 16, 2024, from 12 pm- 6 pm; Tue Dec. 17, 2024, from 3 pm-8 pm and Dec. 18, 2024, from 12 pm-6 pm at the center where families register.

Thanksgiving Assistance program provides a food box.

- For Thanksgiving 2026, in-person sign-ups are by appointment only. No more requests will be received after October 25.

- Applicants must bring photo ID for all adults in the household, proof of birth date for each child, proof of address (current utility bill, mail, etc), proof of all household income. Applicants must apply at one agency only. (The Salvation Army compares applicant lists with other agencies.)

For Christmas 2026, the Christmas program offers food boxes for families and/or toys for children; programs are for children ages 0-15 and seniors age 65+.

- Beginning Nov 1st through Nov 20th or until capacity is reached. Register at https://saangeltree.org or call (402) 379-4663 for an appointment. If not qualified for Angel Tree, call for information about receiving a Christmas food box.

Holiday food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas Toy Shopping. For Thanksgiving & Christmas 2025: The 2025 Thanksgiving Food Basket Giveaway is held at the PCM Help Center (6800 P Street, Lincoln) on Saturday, 11/22/25. Giving away 500 Thanksgiving meal baskets to those in need, beginning at 9 am until supplies run out.

Free Thanksgiving meal Thanksgiving Day 2025 at People's City Mission (110 Q Street, Lincoln). Serving a full Thanksgiving meal to not only all of the homeless in Lincoln, but to anyone who would otherwise be alone on Thanksgiving and could use a meal. Serving at 11 am-2 pm on Thanksgiving Day. Expecting to serve around 700 meals.

Santa’s Workshop Christmas Toy Giveaway for families in need will be held at the People's City Mission Help Center (6800 P Street, Lincoln) on Saturday, 12/13/25 from 10 am-12 pm. Anticipating to help over 5,000 people, including shelter guests and low-income families who shop at the Help Center. Shoppers will need to have a Clarity card to participate. Clarity cards can be obtained at the Help Center each Tuesday from 9-11 am. No appointment necessary.

For Christmas 2025, Christmas baskets are being offered at the 1310 White Street location, distributed December 15th, 2025, through December 17th, 2025. Pick-up is from 10 am-3 pm on those days. Sign-up is in-person only during regular hours. Registration begins December 1st, 2025. Deadline to sign-up is December 12, 2025.