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Holiday Giving

Join Catholic Charities of Baltimore in spreading cheer to our Maryland neighbors this holiday season!

 

Below are links to wish lists and holiday drives across our programs. When you give through the links below, you are directly donating to the people we serve.

 

 

 

 

Anna’s House

Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program

Make a difference in someone’s life this holiday season! Anna’s House Adopt-A-Family holiday project helps match families and individuals. With your help, we can provide holiday gifts to families and individuals experiencing homelessness.

To sign up for the Adopt-A-Family holiday project, email [email protected]

Donate Items from the Anna’s House Wish List on Amazon

Shop the Anna’s House Wish List

Donate Essentials

Consider donating essential items to support our families.

  • Gift Cards
  • Winter Coats for Toddlers, Children & Adults (s-4xl)
  • Holiday Candy & Treats
  • Provide a Meal for Clients

Anna’s House
607 N. Tollgate Road
Baltimore, MD 21230

Learn More: Anna’s House      Contact: Lea Cataggio, (667) 600-2160      Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Catholic Charities of Baltimore

Inspired by the Gospel mandates to love, serve and teach, Catholic Charities of Baltimore provides care and services to improve the lives of Marylanders in need. Your generosity will serve a neighbor in need this holiday season.

Make a Contribution

Learn More: Catholic Charities of Baltimore     Contact: Gill Wylie, (667) 600-2018     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Catholic Charities Community Housing

Donate Household Items to Catholic Charities Community Housing Programs

Donating household items will support individuals and families in our community housing programs, like Holden Hall, Hosanna House, Project Fresh Start and Project Promise.

  • Cleaning Supplies
  • Mops, Brooms, Dust Pans, Buckets, Trash Cans, etc.
  • Laundry Detergent
  • Pots & Pans
  • Utensils

Catholic Charities Community Housing
C/O Rodney Lee or Janel Williams
Associated Catholic Charities
228 W. Lexington Street
Suite 220
Baltimore, MD 21201

Learn More: Achieving Independence     Contact: Rodney Lee, (667) 600-3339     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Catholic Charities Senior Communities

Donate Items to Catholic Charities Senior Communities

Consider donating items that will support older adults in our senior communities. Choose the Catholic Charities Senior Community of your choice, here.

Get the Wish List

Catholic Charities Senior Communities Drop Off Locations

Basilica Place
124 W. Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

DePaul House
3300 Benson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21227

Catholic Charities at Dulaney Valley
2300 Dulaney Valley Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Open Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm

 Learn More: Catholic Charities Senior Communities     Contact: Diamond Moore, (667) 600-2248     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Carroll County Head Start

Carroll County Head Start Super Store

Help parents provide Christmas gifts by letting them shop (using points they’ve gathered during their engagement with their children’s learning and development) for something special! We ask that donations are delivered by December 8th.

Shop the Super Store Wish List

Donate Essentials

Consider donating essential items that will support our families.

  • Toys
  • Clothing
  • Household Items
  • Personal Care Items
  • Diapers
  • Anything that will make our families feel special

Carroll County Head Start
225 Clifton Boulevard
Suite 101
Westminster, MD 21157

Learn More: Carroll County Head Start     Contact: Lynelle Osborn, (667) 600-2584     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Esperanza Center

Donate Items from Esperanza Center’s Holiday Wish List on Amazon

Spread joy to those we serve at Esperanza Center this holiday season!

Shop the Holiday Wish List

Donate Essentials

By donating essentials, we can help our new neighbors who have recently arrived, mothers and parents buy items for their children.

  • Super Market Gift Cards
  • Aldi Gift Cards
  • Diapers & Baby Wipes
  • Anything that will make our new neighbors and their families feel special!
Donate Student Notebooks

Consider donating composition notebooks to students in Educational Services! At the beginning of a new semester, each student receives a new composition book instead of textbook-related workbooks to help them strengthen their educational foundations.  Student composition books are preferably college-ruled, spiral bound or black/blue and white composition notebooks.

Esperanza Center 
430 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231

Learn More: Esperanza Center     Contact: Mayra Loera, (667) 600-2963     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Harford County Early Head Start

Donate Essentials

Spread joy by donating essentials to our families this holiday season!

  • Turkeys for Family’s Holiday Meals
  • Gift Cards for Family’s Emergency Needs (Walmart, Aldi, Shoprite, Target)
  • Mittens & Gloves for Toddlers & Adults
  • Winter Coats for Infants & Toddler (contact us for specific sizes)
  • Diapers (sizes 3, 4 & 5)

Harford County Early Head Start
422 S. Stokes Street
Havre De Grace, MD 21078

Learn More: Harford County Early Head Start     Contact: Shayna Love, (667) 600-2160     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Head Start of Baltimore City

Head Start of Baltimore City Super Store

Help parents provide Christmas gifts by letting them shop (using points they’ve gathered during their engagement with their children’s learning and development) for something special! We ask that donations are delivered by December 8th.

Shop the Super Store Wish List

Calvert Holiday Party for Head Start of Baltimore City

Join Calvert Mechanical Solutions for a Holiday Party to benefit Head Start of Baltimore City. Enjoy food and drinks to support the children, families and staff of our our community’s Head Start program on December 14th from 11am-2pm at 8801 Mylander Ln., Towson, MD 21286. All are welcome and registration is required. Get the invitation below.

To register for the Calvert Holiday Party email, [email protected]

Calvert Holiday Party Invitation

Head Start of Baltimore City
915 Sterrett Street
Baltimore, MD 21230

Learn More: Head Start of Baltimore City     Contact: Erica Knox, (667) 600-3748     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

My Brother’s Keeper

Essential Donations

Consider donating essential items from our wish list to support our clients!

  • Thick Blankets
  • Sleeping Bags
  • New Winter Coats for Men & Women
  • New Body Lotions & Sprays
  • Haircare Products for All Hair Types
  • Skincare for All Skin Types
  • Headphones, Phones Chargers & Phone Cases
  • Purses & Totes
  • Visa Gift Cards
  • New Socks for Men & Women
  • Travel-sized Toiletries: soap, deodorant, etc. for men & women
  • Turkeys for Family’s Holiday Meals
  • Gift Cards for Families Emergency Needs (Walmart, Aldi, Shoprite, Target)
  • Meat Slicer for My Brother’s Keeper’s Kitchen (Needed to help prepare our daily meals)

My Brother’s Keeper
4207 Frederick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229

Learn More: My Brother’s Keeper     Contact: Kevin Mason, (667) 600-2950     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

My Sister’s Place Women’s Center

Adopt-A-Family or Client for Christmas

Sign up to be Santa for one or more people for the season and gift them a present from their wish list! We are helping individuals and families with children. Sponsors are required to buy one $30 present per person.

To sign up, please email [email protected]

Holiday Donations List

Spread the love this holiday season with some fun and needed donations for the ladies of My Sister’s Place Women’s Center to use from Christmas to Valentine’s Day!

  • Thick Blankets
  • Sleeping Bags
  • New Winter Coats (sizes L-4x preferred)
  • Winter Boots (sizes 6-12)
  • New Body Lotions & Sprays
  • Jewelry & Clothing Accessories
  • New Makeup
  • Haircare Products for All Hair Types
  • Skincare for All Skin Types
  • Headphones, Phones Chargers & Phone Cases
  • Purses & Totes
  • Visa Gift Card
Donate Essentials

Consider donating essential items from our Amazon wish list to support the women of My Sister’s Place Women’s Center.

Shop the Amazon Wish List

My Sister’s Place Women’s Center
411 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Learn More: My Sister’s Place Women’s Center     Contact: Allie Capone, (667) 600-3700     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Our Daily Bread Employment Center

Our Daily Bread Employment Center’s Jingle Party

Our neighbors experiencing food insecurity and homelessness can really use a little more Christmas. Your generosity will bring them comfort and joy. Please consider donating items from our Jingle Party Wish List or volunteering to serve at the Jingle Party.  Please drop off new wrapped by Monday, December 10th.

To volunteer to serve at the Jingle Party on Saturday, December 16th , please contact, [email protected]

Get the Jingle Party Wish List

Donate Items from the Jingle Party Wish List on Amazon

Support our neighbors at Our Daily Bread Employment Center with gifts from the center’s Amazon wish list. Please have gifts delivered by December 11th.

Shop the Jingle Party Wish List

Cookie Donations

Give the gift of cookies! Homemade cookies can be dropped off on weekdays between 9am and 3pm before December 15th.

Our Daily Bread Employment Center 
725 Fallsway
Baltimore, MD 21202
Drop off at the rear door and enter through the security gate on the south side of the building.

Learn More: Our Daily Bread Employment Center     Contact: Jasmine Jones, (667) 600-3438     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Sarah’s House

Donate Items from Sarah’s House’s Holiday Wish Lists on Amazon

Consider donating items to Sarah’s House that will support the children, teen and adult residents. Please have gifts ordered for delivery by December 13th. When checking out, select Sarah’s House Christmas Team as the delivery address.

Kids’ Clothes Wish List

Teens Wish List

Adults Wish List

Kids’ Toys Wish List

Maintenance Items Wish List

Sarah’s House
Sarah’s House Christmas Team
2015 20th Street
Fort Meade, MD 20755

Learn More: Sarah’s House     Contact: Sarah’s House, (667) 600-3550     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

St. Ann Adult Day Services

Donate Essentials

Consider donating items that will support older adults at St. Ann Adult Day Services!

  • Bingo Prizes: toiletry items, calendars, books, mugs, word search books
  • DVDs: PG13
  • Music CDs: oldies but goodies, country music, etc.
  • Table Games & Decks of Cards
  • Nail Polish & Makeup
  • Walmart Gift Cards
  • Kitchen Steamer
  • Any item you think a senior would like to have

St. Ann Adult Day Services 
3308 Benson Avenue
Halethorpe, MD 21227

Learn More: St. Ann Adult Day Services     Contact: Cherie Melton, (667) 600-2681     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

St. Vincent’s Villa

St. Vincent’s Villa Season of Wonder

Our children with emotional or mental health challenges that need more intensive residential care get so much joy from Christmas!

You can sponsor a child, family or donate year-round gifts with Season of Wonder. Please have items for children delivered or dropped off by December 6th and for families by December 11th.

Sign Up for Season of Wonder

St. Vincent’s Villa
Season of Wonder
2600 Pot Spring Road
Timonium, MD 21093

Holiday Drop Off Hours

For Children
November: Monday-Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
December 4th-6th: Monday-Wednesday, 9:ooam-5pm

For Families
November: Monday-Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
December 11th-20th: Monday-Wednesday, 9:30am-5pm

Learn More: St. Vincent’s Villa     Contact: Maria Busko, (667) 600-3006     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Villa Maria Behavioral Health

Villa Maria Behavioral Health Season of Wonder

Across Maryland, children and families receive behavioral health support in clinics, homes, and schools thanks to Villa Maria therapists. Your gift of craft supplies, games, tactile items and toys become therapeutic tools that help deliver trauma-informed, strength-based mental health services. Sign up to sponsor a family or donate year-round needs with Season of Wonder

Sign Up for Season of Wonder

Villa Maria Behavioral Health
Season of Wonder
2600 Pot Spring Road
Timonium, MD 21093

Holiday Drop Off Hours

December 11th-20th: Monday-Wednesday, 9:30am-5pm

Learn More: Villa Maria Behavioral Health     Contact: Maria Busko, (667) 600-3006     Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

Villa Maria School

Villa Maria School Season of Wonder

Your gifts of crafts, games, sports equipment, puzzles, and manipulatives enhance the therapeutic environment at Villa Maria School. The highly-specialized teaching staff and clinicians work together to deliver K-8 education to children with emotional disabilities. Your giving puts fun and engaging tools into the classrooms to promote coping skills, learning, and connection.

Sign Up for Season of Wonder

Donate Holiday Items from a Student’s Wish List

Consider providing an item from a student’s wish list to support our mission and spread cheer holiday season!

DR’s Holiday Wish List

  • Women’s Shoes (size 8)
  • Shirts (size M, womens)
  • Bottoms (size 14, girls or size 6, womens)
  • Hoodies (size L, womens)
  • Art Supplies for Drawing

EP’s Holiday Wish List

  • 2-Piece Sweatpants Outfit (size M, mens)
  • New Socks
  • New Shoes (size 10, mens)
  • Deodorant
  • Cologne
  • Science Experiment Kits (dinosaur bones or other)
  • Art & Coloring Supplies
  • Sports Gifts

Villa Maria School
Season of Wonder or Student’s Initials
2300A Dulaney Valley Road
Timonium, MD 21093

Holiday Drop Off Hours

December 11th-20th: Monday-Wednesday, 9:3oam-5pm

Learn More: Villa Maria School     Contact: Maria Busko, (667) 600-3006     Email: [email protected]

 

 

Weinberg Housing and Resource Center

Adopt-A-Resident

The Adopt-A-Resident program will provide Christmas gifts to every one of our sheltered guests this holiday season. The drive aims to collect at least 300 presents for our residents this Christmas.

To sign up for the Adopt-A-Resident program, email [email protected]

Donate Welcome Baskets

We are in need of welcome baskets, which are reserved for residents in the process of entering permanent housing. These baskets provide a valuable springboard for residents to successfully transition from their time at the shelter to independent living. If you have the available time, resources, and initiative, we are requesting your help in replenishing our supply of baskets.

A welcome basket assembled in a laundry basket or large trash includes:

  • 1 Set of Twin Bedding: 1 blanket, sheets, pillow & pillowcase
  • 1 Bath Towel
  • 1 Washcloth
  • 2 Plates
  • 2 Forks
  • 2 Knives
  • 2 Spoons
  • 1 Pan
  • 1 Pot
  • 1 Shower Curtain & 1 Set of Rings
  • 2 Dish Towels
  • 2 Oven Mitts
  • 1 Pack of Hangers
  • 10-20 Cans or Boxes of Non-perishable Food
Donate Essentials
  • New Women’s Undergarments
  • New Men’s & Women’s Socks
  • New or Gently Used Men’s & Women’s Pants, Jeans & Sweats
  • New Blankets & Comforters
  • Feminine Hygiene Products
  • Travel-sized Toiletries: soap, deodorant, etc.

Weinberg Housing and Resource Center
620 Fallsway
Baltimore, MD 21202

Learn More: Weinberg Housing & Resource Center     Contact: Tifani Jackson, (667) 600-3230     Email: [email protected]