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**Not offering a Christmas dinner this year 2025** 

Provides a Christmas Eve dinner from 12 pm-2 pm to persons in need. Sign-up begin December 1 2024, and continues until the event is full. Please call the church or email Lu to register.

Delivery is available to ONLY Cedar Rapid residents who are housebound. Must provide address. Deliveries will be made on December 24, 2024, (11 am-1 pm) Call the church to register.

Provides a seasonal Christmas give-away of food and Christmas presents for children of families in need. Children ages 12 and under receive toys and teens ages 13 through 18 receive a goodie bag.

Holiday program offering shoes, mittens, hats and socks for children.

Registration starts in early October and end November 15th, 2025. The event is held Saturday, December 6th, from 9 am-1 pm. Location is 3100 West 4th Street, Sioux City, IA. 

There will be no pre-registration, and the event will take walk-ins only. This will be on a first-come, first-served basis and only while supplies last. Shoes will not be given out before or after this event. Child must be present at the event to be fitted with shoes and in kindergarten - 8th grade. 

Offers a Christmas toy program for children ages 0-17. Pre-registration is required, visit website on November 12-December 2nd to sign up, first come first serve. Registering is not a promise of service until confirmation and further instructions are given. Calls may begin as soon as one week after the beginning of registration. Gifts will be given on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at 11 am-3 pm. 

Holiday programs.

Holiday assistance programs vary by location and by funding available. Clients are encouraged to call their local office for details.

For Thanksgiving/Christmas 2025:

Holiday Food provides special meals during the holiday season.

Holiday Families provides support to families during the holidays, in partnership with community organizations.

Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets are offered through some Mid-Sioux Opportunity outreach offices, as well as Christmas gift distribution programs. Dates and times vary by location. Families are encouraged to contact their local office for details.

Christmas assistance is available through the Angel Tree program, which provides a Christmas dinner food box and toys for children ages 0-12.

For the 2025 Angel Tree program, call to make an appointment after October 20th. Application appointments are made in the first 2 weeks of November.

For Christmas 2025:  INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE YET

-- Nemaha County – 12/20/24 11 am-4 pm. Gift card pick up at the Auburn Christian Church.

-- Johnson County - 12/16/2024. All day pickup (8 am-4 pm) of gift cards in Tecumseh office.

-- Pawnee County - 12/18/2024 9AM – 11:30 am and 1 pm-3:30 pm. Pick up of food and gift cards in the Community Room at the Village Apartments.

Provides Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Both meals are open to anyone in need.

Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day, 11 am-1 pm, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Pre-registration is required. Registration will be taken on November 1st, 2025. Call the church office for details.

Christmas Day dinner on Christmas Day, 11 am-1 pm, Thursday, Dec 25, 2025. Pre-registration is required. Registration will open on December 1st, 2025. Call the church office for details. 

Holiday programs.

Holiday assistance programs vary by location and by funding available. Clients are encouraged to call their local office for details.

2025

Offers gifts and food to those in need for the Christmas 2025 holiday. Reach out to the local County Outreach Office for more information regarding holiday help in the area.

Provides food for the entire family at Christmas time and toys for children age 13 and younger.  Only available to Northern Champaign County residents.  Must provide proof of income for the last 30 days.  Proof of address needed for all members of the household (For example, Medicaid card, report card, daycare letter, doctors bill, etc.)

Registration begins November 3-22, 2025, Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Sat 9 am-12 pm.  Please visit office and provided necessary documents.  

Drive-thru-only pantry held two Saturdays each month, and a pop-up outdoor pantry each Monday (food only). Offers perishable and non-perishable items, fresh produce, cleaning supplies, diapers, and laundry detergent washing sheets for 20 loads of laundry.

For Thanksgiving 2025, Thanksgiving pantry is Thu, Nov 20, starting 10 am.

For Christmas 2025, Christmas pantry is Mon, Dec 22, starting 11 am.

Provides Christmas gifts and a food basket to Iowa County residents. Taking applications through Fri Nov 8, 2024.

Thanksgiving Food Baskets - Offers Thanksgiving food baskets for residents in area served during visitation in November when picking up food boxes.

​Christmas Food Basket - Offers Christmas food baskets for residents in area served during visitation in December when picking up food boxes. 

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

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. 

For Christmas 2025:  INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE YET

-- Nemaha County – 12/20/24 11 am-4 pm. Gift card pick up at the Auburn Christian Church.

-- Johnson County - 12/16/2024. All day pickup (8 am-4 pm) of gift cards in Tecumseh office.

-- Pawnee County - 12/18/2024 9AM – 11:30 am and 1 pm-3:30 pm. Pick up of food and gift cards in the Community Room at the Village Apartments.

Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets are distributed, as well as an Adopt a Family program.

2025 Signups will be available on the website October 11 through November 1, 2025.

Provides gifts for those in need with children (newborn through 14 years) through the Toys for Tots program.

Registration for Christmas 2025 begins October 27 and ends November 30, 2025. Registration may be completed in-person at the HACAP office or may be completed online. You will need the following information to register: photo ID for head of household (the adult registering the children must also be the adult to pick up toys), proof of Date of Birth for each child (such as birth certificate from any country or child's medical record), and proof of Washington County residency (such as valid address on photo ID, lease, utility bill). Distribution by appointment.

To register online, visit www.toysfortots.org 

Provides Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for families.

For Christmas 2025:

In-person applications for Angel Tree program is available on the following dates in 2025:

- Oct 27-29

- Nov 4

- Nov 11

- Nov 18

- Nov 25

Hours for all dates are 10 am-12 pm and 1 pm-3 pm. Address is 422 Main Street, Belvidere IL 61008.

Applications also accepted online. Website: www.saangeltree.org

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

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

Offers free Christmas trees and decorations. Call for information.