E4L Holiday Drive

JOIN EMPOWER4LIFE AS WE SUPPORT THE HOMELESS SHELTERS WE SERVE DURING THE HOLIDAYS!

 
 

Sadly, there are over 185 children living in the homeless shelters we serve this holiday season and we expect that number to rise. Whether you adopt a child, donate wrapping supplies, gift cards, or your time, we need your support! Below you can learn about the many ways to participate --and as always, thank you for coming back time after time and answering our call.

There are 4 ways you can get involved to help us achieve our goal:

Adopt a Child

“Adopt" a child to provide one top (shirt, sweater, sweatshirt) and one bottom (jeans, pants, sweatpants) and a gift valued at $30. Please do not include used items/clothes.

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Donate Supplies

We are in need of large clothes boxes, wrapping paper, bows, tape, scissors, gift tags, and tissue paper, as well as small stocking stuffers: books, toys, toiletries, reusable water bottles and candy.

Volunteer to Help

Sort, wrap, and/or deliver donations to the appropriate Baltimore and Harford County homeless shelters. Volunteers are needed for various things throughout the drive with shifts available.

Send eGift Cards

E-gift cards will be used to buy unclaimed donations or other needed items. Send e-gift cards to:
ashley@empower4lifemd.org.

 

Monetary donations are also happily accepted to help us cover costs of running the drive, such as space rental, insurance, food for volunteers, and buying items for the unadopted children.

 

Drop Off Information

**Please ensure that all donations, regardless of the drop-off method, are labeled with the donor's name and, where applicable, the child’s ID. We kindly request that all gifts intended for each individual child be consolidated into one bag, if size permits.

The deadline for receiving these thoughtful contributions is 12/10.**

24/7 PORCH DROP OFF

1406 Wildwood Drive, Fallston, MD 21047

EMPOWER4LIFE OFFICE

12037 BelAir Road, Suite B, Kingsville, MD 21087

  • Thursday, 11/30 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • Friday, 12/1 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • Saturday, 12/9| 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • Sunday, 12/10 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

PLEASE ADHERE TO THESE DROP-OFF TIMES AND DO NOT MAIL PACKAGES TO THIS ADDRESS. We are a small non-profit run by volunteers and our office is not staffed during normal business hours. Thank you for your understanding. :)

SNAIL MAIL

Jennifer Cox: 1406 Wildwood Drive, Fallston, MD 21047

If you are opting to mail your items, please give extra time for the packages to arrive as mailing times are longer than usual during the holidays.

 

Group Volunteering

Is your company or organization looking for a way to give back this year? We'd love to have your help for the holiday drive! There are a lot of possibilities for your group. Some of these include: purchasing and/or decorating stockings/stocking stuffers, making cookies, purchasing travel sized personal care items for the stockings, other small items for stockings (hats, gloves, jewelry, etc) and making cards for each child. We are open to other creative suggestions as well. Contact Ashley at ashley@empower4lifemd.org.