Our holiday giving programs support local children in foster care and families

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH – Ready to play Santa? The Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) started its annual Holiday Giving Programs. It gives residents, businesses, and organizations the opportunity to support local children in foster care and families raising children during the holiday season.

In 2025, our Hope for the Holidays and Adopt-a-Family programs grew by 25% from the previous year, and we received $250,000 in donations from more than 300 donors. We also had 130 people volunteer nearly 400 hours to give personalized gifts to 1,900 kids. Everyone deserves some magic this holiday season and we can make it happen again.

Hope for the Holidays
Hope for the Holidays provides gifts for children and teens in foster care.

Ways to Give:

• Purchase a new gift from our Amazon and Target wish lists, or select a toy, game, or book from a retailer of your choice.
• Gift cards to local eateries, stores, or general cash cards in $25 increments are also encouraged.
• Contact DCFS to schedule your drop-off and deliver items to:
  4261 Fulton Parkway
  Cleveland, OH 44144

Contact Information:
DCFS Outreach Team
Email: DCFSOutreach@jfs.ohio.gov
Phone: 216-881-4150

Donation Deadline: Friday, December 4

Adopt-A-Family
The Adopt-A-Family program allows participants to "adopt" a local kinship care family for the season.

How It Works:

• Email the DCFS Outreach Team to be “matched” with a family
  DCFSOutreach@jfs.ohio.gov
• Each participant purchases wraps and labels gifts.
• Spending Guideline is at least $75 per child and $75 for a family gift.
• Gift drop-off is scheduled for Monday, December 7.

For more information on the Holiday Giving Programs, visit our website.