Short-Term Assistance
Wellness Support
Community Resources
HELPING HANDS IS NOW OVER FOR THE 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON. PLEASE CHECK BACK NEXT FALL FOR UPDATES ON THE 2024 HOLIDAY SEASON.
Seton Center assists approximately 150 eligible families each year to celebrate the holidays with dignity and joy. We distribute gift cards to local grocery stores (Jubilee Foods, Food Lion, and Weis Markets) to assist families in planning their meals. At Christmas, we also provide a Toy/Teen Gift Card distribution.
To be eligible for the Christmas Toy/Teen Gift Card distribution, families pay a nominal fee of $2 for each child (cash only) to receive gifts (infant to 12 years of age) or gift cards (teens). Only the parents/legal guardians of children may request inclusion in the Toy/Teen Gift Card distribution.
At Thanksgiving, participants are eligible based on their income alone, with no requirement to contribute toward the food cards.
The number of families we can serve and amount of assistance is dependent on donations. We may need to limit the number of families we can assist if we receive fewer donations than needed. All applications will be accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis. Families who miss the cutoff may be put on a waitlist.
To complete the process, you will be asked to provide:
Applicants must reside in our service area at the time of application. Please refer to the following to determine your service area eligibility:
You may only participate in one holiday donations program in the area. (e.g. Helping Hands, Toys for Tots, Salvation Army, etc.) We coordinate with other nonprofits and anyone who has applied to multiple agencies will be denied.
We invite you to be a blessing for families who may not have as much as we do but are striving to provide their loved ones with the same joy and comfort we may take for granted. Your gift will help make the holidays brighter for families in our community!
We need your Helping Hands! How many families we can serve and how much assistance we can provide is fully dependent on outside donations.
 GIVE TODAY and make the holidays more hopeful for our neighbors.
The giving season for Helping Hands is July 1-Dec 31. Gifts made between January 1 and June 30 (excluding recurring gifts specifically marked for HH) may be applied to our greatest need.
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