I have 5 children 12, 11, 10, 21 months, and 3 weeks. I need help for Christmas. My husband hurt his back and we are having problems this year. I would appreciate any help for the children. Thank you and God bless you.
By Kristin
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Is your husband on disability? It is getting a little late to be asking for this type of help. There is a national clearing house called HELPLINE! that is almost nationwide and they keep lists of organizations that provide different types of problems. Their phone number is 211.
You could also call the Salvation Army, they provide this type of help, however, they might have met the deadline for applications. No matter where you apply you will be expected to fill out an application and provide your gross income. Also most of the charities have an age cut off of 12 years. As far as that goes no kid needs more than one gift each from their parents. The three week old won't know if he/she gets a gift or not. The 21 month old would be satisfied if you wrapped a couple of his old toys, so that he would have something to tear the paper off.
I strongly suggest that you speak to your pastor, a lot of times a church will take up a special offering for a needy member of the congregation. Also your kids must have grandparents, aunts and uncles that send gifts. There is also such a thing as planning ahead. I start my shopping in January.
That is the only way I have been able to avoid looking for Christmas help several times when my kids were young. They never got anything that was advertised on TV or with a designer label. Now I spend $20.00 each on each of my adult kids and four grandkids that range in age from 15-25. None of them have been raised to expect real expensive things.
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