Provides gifts for children through sponsorships.

Coordinates the exchange of gifts in the Ephrata and Cocalico region. Churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals donate gifts to families who have signed up for the program.

Adopt-a-Family Giving Program connects groups, families or churches with families in need to provide gifts and food for holidays.

Serves as an outreach program that works with other programs to avoid duplication of services. Provides a food pantry, referrals, bus passes, utility relief, prescription assistance, spiritual care, and special seasonal/holiday programs.

Provides Christmas food box and Christmas gifts for kids to registered pantry clients.

Provides funds to families caring for an ill or disabled child to cover uninsured yet vital expenses such as electric bills, adaptive equipment, gas, water, transportation, and disease-related therapies and camps. Also medical costs not covered by insurance.

Assists deployed troops, veterans, and military families through a variety of programs including a pantry with food, clothing, household items, and cleaning supplies; the collection of monetary donations and items to include in care packages; holiday and birthday gifts for children of deployed troops; and limited emergency assistance.

Sign ups for 2022 are now closed
Collects new unwrapped toys and distributes them to less fortunate children at Christmas.
Click here and follow the request a toy form link

A postcard will be mailed in December with information of when and where to pick up the toys. Children are not permitted at distribution. Must have all identification documents at distribution.

Registration sign-ups have closed for 2022
Collects new unwrapped toys and distrubutes them to less fortunate children at Christmas.
Click here for more information

Collect new, unwrapped toys during November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

Special programs such as a Thanksgiving Meal (basket) Distribution and Christmas Gift Distribution are offered during the holidays to children and residents who reside in the Marvine-Pembroke low-income housing development.

Distributes Christmas baskets to pantry families. Includes turkey, chicken, or lasagna; and traditional side dishes. Also distributes gifts to the children of pantry families.

Offers a donation service for gifts provided to needy recipients during the holidays.

NOTE: PACS Does not offer rental assistance.

Access to clothing, household items and personal care items, including diapers; holiday program provides toys, school uniform program provides new or gently-used uniforms for students.

Accepts gift/toy donations from Toys for Tots, Angel Trees and individual donors. Distributes items to families at Christmas. Must meet income guidelines. Apply for program in October - see helpful tips for sign-up dates.

Adopt-a-Family program matches donor groups with particularly needy families. Program focuses on working poor and special cases.

Accepts gift/toy donations from Toys for Tots, Angel Trees and individual donors. Distributes items to families at Christmas. Must meet income guidelines. Apply for program in October.

- Holiday Food Basket: Distributes food/gifts to families at Christmas. Income guidelines. Apply for assistance in October - call office for dates. 2022 Dates also available on Facebook page.
- Holiday Meal: Distributes cooked meals on Christmas for those who cannot cook.
-Accepts gift/toy donations from Toys for Tots, Angel Trees and individual donors.
Volunteers make holiday visits to nursing homes and hospitals to talk, sing carols and give gifts.

Provides Christmas presents to children. Some holiday food help may also be available.

Needs based program that provides gifts to children during the holidays. For children between 0-18. Online registration open October 11 through November 11, 2022.

Christmas Eve Event

Seasonal assistance may include summer camp for children, back to school backpacks and supplies and Christmas food baskets and gifts for children.

Accepting Applications for Angel Tree program.

Sign-up deadline is October 31, 2022

Provides Christmas gift assistance to local families in need.

2022 Registration Dates
Open Now through October 7, 2022
Click here to apply online

Provides Holiday assistance through:
- Angel Tree: Provides Winter clothing and gifts for children ages birth to 12 years. Gifts are purchased by individuals in the community. Families sign-up throughout October during a face-to-face interview.
- Angel Tree Senior and Veterans: Provides seniors and veterans with small needs that they may have.
- Adopt-a-Family: Families are identified and sent to local agencies and groups wishing to meet the needs of the family beyond toys for the children for Christmas.

Holiday Assistance for 2022 Thanksgiving and/or Christmas Holidays. (Households should apply even if they are not sure they will need assistance). Accepting applications online at www.facebook.com/thesalvationarmypottsvillecorps, proof necessary to complete application is your current photo ID showing your current address and birth certificates for children twelve and under only)
This application process is for both holidays.

2022 sign ups for Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Baskets and Angel Tree/Toys for Tots registration will be held in person October 13, 2022 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Holiday Assistance Programs include:
- Provides Christmas and Thanksgiving food baskets.
- Clothing provided through the Angel Tree Program.
- Toys and gifts for children ages 12 and younger through the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program

Provides assistance to help individuals and families enjoy the holiday season. Collects food, clothing, gifts, and monetary donations for distribution.

Provides help to single parents to assist them to develop life skills. Provides seminars and workshops, and assists single parents to connect with resources as they navigate crisis situations. Provides school supplies for back to school.

FOOD PANTRY SERVICES:

Clients are eligible to receive food one time per month and will be assigned to either First Tuesday or Third Tuesday.

• All clients are required to pre-register and will need current York County photo Id and proof of residency i.e. qualified mail, copy of lease, etc... Clients info will be entered into database and will sign in electronically each time they receive assistance.
• New client registrations are held monthly, call for the registration days.
  
  HOLIDAY TOY PROGRAM:
• Partnership with Toys for Tots.
• In November registration information will be available on agency's phone message system.