HOPE of the Grand Valley

HOPE of the Grand Valley's mission is to provide support and a hand up to hard-working parents and their children who and are not receiving welfare, or housing assistance. This is a group that tends to fall through the cracks.These are people trying to break the cycle of poverty and doing their best to get ahead.

It's a situation that creates an uncertain future for both parents and their children.

HOPE of the Grand Valley aims to help these families create a more predictable and stable environment for their children.

6th Annual

Adopt a Family for Christmas Program

2014

Our families are required to complete an application explaining their situation and their family income. We want our families to be making money!

In 2014 again we are focusing on working families. These parents are working but do not have the funds to provide their children Christmas without additional stress to the family.

HOPE of the Grand Valley will receive applications from these families and review each application. Our focus is to fill the gaps with our working parents with children that are struggling to make ends meet. We will be leaving invitations to apply at our local business with minimum wage employees.

If you know of a family in need, please encourage them to apply for

Adopt a Family for Christmas.

Families will be chosen by qualifications below as we are doing our best to fill the gap and helping our under employed families

Qualifications include:

  1. There must be children under the age of 14 in the family
  2. They are NOT receiving welfare assistance, housing or tanf.
  3. We do allow our families to be receiving Child Health Plans
  4. One or both parents must have a full time job;
  5. a copy of most recent pay stub is required with application
  6. Low-income families

e.  They are NOT receiving assistance from other Christmas programs such as Toys for Tots or the Salvation Army. HOGV will be working along side both of these agencies to insure we are not duplicating services.

·  We ask each family to provide us with a Wish List, with the understanding the wish list be reasonable.

·  Plus needed items, such as coats, boots, socks, underwear etc.

·  For children 10 and under we encourage our parents to give us what their child is asking for from Santa.

Those that adopt families are asked to provide:

·  A minimum of one wrapped gift for each family member and the Santa wish for our younger children.

i.  More than one gift for each family member can be donated, but we leave this up the individuals and businesses that are adopting a family

ii. Groceries listed below or a grocery store gift card so the family can shop for what they like.

·  Turkey or Ham

·  Vegetable

·  Potatoes

·  Bread

·  Dessert

Any other items you as an adopter would like to add to this box are completely acceptable.

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HOPE provides the “adopter” the following information about the family:

·  The family’s situation (single parent, etc.)

·  Their story if provided

·  Food preferences for Christmas Dinner

·  Special Needs

·  Allergies

·  Name, age, gender, clothing size for each family member.

·  Santa wish for children 10 and under

We have very few families requesting delivery, but if you do deliver, we ask you contact your family as soon as you receive their information and set up a deliver time with them.

Adopters for drop off with HOGV Please bring your wrapped and tagged gifts to Western Colorado Community College Chez Lena Restaurant area 2508 Blichmann Avenue | Grand Junction, CO 81505 on December 17TH BETWEEN 2-7PM. If you need different arrangements, let us know.