The Centralia Community Youth Center and WJBD Radio will team up this holiday season to once again offer the Adopt a Family program.
Registration for families will be from Monday, November 3rd, to Friday, November 14th. Forms are available at the Centralia Community Youth Center from noon to five Monday through Friday and at the Bryan Bennett Library from ten to six Monday through Thursday and nine to two on Friday and Saturday. You must provide SNAP or LINK benefits proof.
You can help in one of three ways. Request to adopt a family or child and buy and wrap gifts for selected families and deliver them to WJBD or the Centralia Youth Center by Friday, December 5th. Make a financial donation for a family and volunteer shoppers will purchase gifts. You may also donate new toys. The program suggests an allotment of $75 to $150 per child assisted, depending on age. This usually consists of a warm outfit and a couple of toys.
Families and children will be available for adoption beginning November 10th. If you want to adopt a family and shop for your family or make a cash donation you can call 532-6530.
The ‘Adopt-A-Family’ Christmas program strives to reach the families with the most need. The program targets those making strides towards self-sufficiency. Over the last 27 years, community generosity helped provide a memorable Christmas for thousands of children from thousands of households.
