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Ways to Give this Holiday Season

Here are a few ways you can bring "Hope in the Good Life" to our southern Nebraska neighbors during the holiday season and beyond!

LINCOLN

(Blessed Sacrament, Cathedral, North American Martyrs, St. John, St. Joseph, St. Mary-Denton, St. Michael, St. Peter, St. Teresa)

Angel Tree CSS Hope Lists

Join Catholic Social Services as we provide critically-needed assets for our clients.

Instead of taking requests from our clients for toys and Christmas gifts, our office will be focusing on requesting food market items, clothing items, monetary donations to go towards paying client rent and utility bills, gift cards, and other household items for our programs to provide to our clients. Below, you'll find "hope lists" created by our CSS Lincoln team members. By focusing on gifting clients with these essential items and services, families will have funds freed up to buy gifts and toys for their children on their own. After all, what parent doesn’t get joy from being able to buy gifts for their children?

To donate items, bring them back to your parish and drop them in the blue donation barrel by December 19th.

Hope Lists by Department/Program

FOOD MARKET:

FRONT DESK:

  • Bug spray
  • Diapers (size 5 and size 6)
  • Razors
  • Socks
  • Sunscreen,
  • Toothpaste
  • Travel-sized toiletries

HOMELESS OUTREACH:

  • Backpacks- hiking style
  • Bibles (Compact/pocket-sized
  • Prayer books/daily inspiration books
  • Shoes
  • Sleeping Bags

PRISON AND REENTRY APOSTOLATE (PARA):

  • Backpack/duffel bags
  • Crucifixes
  • Great Adventure Bibles
  • Headphones
  • New American Bibles
  • Phone chargers
  • Reusable water bottles
  • Rosaries
  • Shaving kits

ST. GIANNA PROGRAM:

  • Baby nasal aspirators (5)
  • Bathroom rugs
  • Bathroom towels
  • Blankets(throw blankets, kids blankets, etc.)
  • Body wash
  • Brooms
  • Coffee pots: simple(4-5 cups) or 12 cups
  • Conditioner
  • Diapers- size 5 and 6
  • Gift cards
  • Hair brushes
  • Lotion
  • Mops/buckets
  • Other personal care items
  • Pots and pans
  • Queen and Twin Zippered Mattress pads
  • Queen-sized Blankets(plush or throw)
  • Shampoo
  • Shark mop steamers (2-3)
  • Shower curtains and liners
  • Silverware
  • Utensils for apts
  • Vacuums (4)-upright with hose/attachment
  • Wipes

LITTLE BLESSINGS CHILD CARE OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES:

  • Board books
  • Cardstock (white and color)
  • Construction paper (white and color)
  • Disinfecting wipes
  • School glue
  • Toys and puzzles for toddlers (age 1-3).
  • Washable markers

Lincoln Parish Gift Cards & Cash Donations

Join Catholic Social Services to provide assistance to individuals and families in need.

Visit one of the parishes listed above to place a gift card (suggestions: Walmart, Target, Menards, Super Saver, etc.) and cash donations into an envelope and place it in your parish collection plate.

Monetary contributions

Financial assistance is needed to purchase crucial items for our clients.

Donate online: csshope.org/donate or call 402.327.6235

Volunteer

To give the gift of your time, please visit csshope.org/volunteerlincoln

AUBURN

Little Gifts of Hope

Used year-round to give our clients a small "pick-me-up"

  • Gift Cards
  • Toys
  • Socks
  • New Kids Coats
  • New Gloves
  • Personal Care Items (Shampoo, Conditioner, Deodorant, Dish Soap, Laundry Soap, Toilet Paper, Toothbrushes, Baby Wipes)

Items can be dropped off at St. Francis Gift & Thrift during open store hours (Wednesday 10-2, Thursday 2-6, Saturday 9-1), or by calling Auburn Regional Director April Boellstorff at 402.327.6242 to schedule a drop-off time.

 Please drop off items before December 20th for Christmas giving. Items brought after December 20th will be gladly accepted & kept for giving throughout the year.

Monetary contributions

Monetary donations are always appreciated for providing financial assistance to those in need. To help, please visit www.csshope.org/donate, call 402.327.6235, or leave a donation when shopping at St. Francis Gift & Thrift.

Volunteer

To give the gift of your time, please visit csshope.org/volunteerAuburn.

HASTINGS

Good Angel Toy Shoppe

(St. Anne in Doniphan, St. Michael's & St. Cecilia's in Hastings, Sacred Heart in Roseland)

Nov 29th-30th and Dec 6th- 7th: Choose an angel from the tree to donate food or toys to a family in need.

Holiday Food Donations

Donate hams to our food pantry. Items may be dropped off at our offices (click here for our office address and business hours.)

Monetary Contributions

Your financial assistance will help southcentral Nebraska neighbors needing a hand-up.

Donate online: csshope.org/donate.

Personal Care Items & Blanket Drive

Donate personal care items for our neighbors. Baby wipes, toilet paper,  and size 5 or 6 diapers are critically needed. 

Help us provide a warm Hope in the Good Life hand-up for our clients by bringing new and gently used blankets to our offices.

Items may be dropped off at our offices (click here for our office address and business hours.)

IMPERIAL/MCCOOK

Advent Christmas Tree

We will have an Advent Christmas tree at St. Patrick's in Imperial. Choose an ornament with the dollar value of your choice for either a Visa gift card or grocery store gift card.

Donations for Christmas Food Baskets

Help nourish our neighbors and brighten the Christmas holidays! Call St. Isidore Gift & Thrift (308-882-3065) or email bsullivan@csshope.org for details.

Gift Cards

Your donated gift cards will help families while upholding their dignity.

Mail cards to:

St. Isidore Gift & Thrift

 P.O. Box 1085

Imperial, NE 69033

Monetary Contributions

Support southwestern Nebraska "Hope in the Good Life!"

Donate online: csshope.org/donate

Mail checks/cash to:

St. Isidore Gift & Thrift

 P.O. Box 1085

Imperial, NE 69033

Volunteer

St. Isidore GIft & Thrift relies on a team of loyal volunteers to keep the doors open and shoppers happy. Join us by volunteering today!

csshope.org/volunteerImperial

Thank you for your support!

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