Sponsor a Family — Faithworks Foundation

How it works

Simple, the way it's always worked in small towns — a neighbor covers Christmas for a neighbor, and Faithworks makes the connection.

Pick who to sponsor

Browse the families below and choose one person, a whole family, or just give an amount. You'll see each person listed as Mom, Dad, or Child One, Child Two — plus ages, sizes, and their wish list. That's all you need to shop well.

Choose how to give

Buy the gifts yourself and drop them off, or donate the amount and Faithworks does the shopping. Either way, the family is covered.

We deliver the joy

Gifts are due one week before the family pickup celebration (date to be announced). Families pick up their gifts at the celebration — you stay anonymous, they just know a neighbor cared.

Two ways to give

Pick whichever fits your life this season. Both count the same to the family on the other end.

Option A

Shop the list yourself

Some folks love the shopping — picking out the coat, the toy, the book. If that's you:

Pick your family and sign up below — we'll confirm they're yours.
Buy the gifts on their list — one person comes to about $80, and each family's own estimate is on their profile below.
Drop the gifts off with Faithworks by the due date — we'll email you the drop-off details.

I'll shop the list

Option B

Donate & Faithworks shops

No time to shop? Donate the amount and we'll buy every gift on the list for you. This way also means a family is never left hanging if plans change.

Start anywhere — about $80 covers one person, and any amount helps. Whole families vary, from about $333 to $1,040 depending on their wishes, averaging around $400.
Donate securely through PayPal Giving Fund (no fees to us).
Mention the family you'd like to sponsor in the form below.

Donate on PayPal

QR code linking to Faithworks Foundation's PayPal donation page

On your phone already? Point your camera at the code to open our PayPal donation page.

Meet the families

These are real families who signed up with Faithworks and shared their gift lists with us. Prices are our best estimates to help you plan. More families will be added as their lists come in.

More families are waiting. Twenty-nine families have signed up so far, and new gift lists are still coming in. If the families above are all sponsored — or you'd rather we match you — choose “First family available” in the sign-up form and we'll pair you with the next family whose list is ready.

Families stay private. Always.

Sponsoring is generous — it should never cost a family their dignity. So Faithworks stays in the middle from start to finish, and a family's private information never changes hands.

You see: ages, clothing & shoe sizes, and the wish list — everyone listed as Mom, Dad, Child One, Child Two, never by name.
You never see: names, addresses, phone numbers, or emails.
Families never get your contact info either — just their gifts, and the knowledge that a neighbor cared.
Questions any time: info@faithworksfoundation.com

Sign up to sponsor

Tell us which family you'd like to cover and how you'd like to give. Send the form and we'll be in touch by email to match you with a family and send the next steps.

Your name *

Your email *

Phone (optional)

Town

Which family? *

What would you like to sponsor? *

One person — cover the gifts for one person on a family's list, about $80. Donate an amount — give what you can, and Faithworks puts it toward a family's list. A whole family — cover one family's full list. Families vary, roughly $333 to $1,040, averaging around $400.

Amount you'd like to donate ($)

How would you like to give? *

I'll shop the list — buy the gifts and drop them off with Faithworks. I'll donate — Faithworks does the shopping for me.

Donate on PayPal

You can donate right now if you'd like — about $80 covers one person, and any amount helps — or wait for our confirmation email first. Either way works.

Anything you'd like us to know? (optional)

Gifts are due one week before the family pickup celebration (date to be announced) — we'll email you the exact date and drop-off details once your family is confirmed.

Good questions

How much does it cost?

Less than you might think — one person runs about $80: two things they need, plus one wish. A whole family costs more and it varies a lot, roughly $333 to $1,040 at regular prices depending on their wishes, averaging around $400 — every profile shows its own estimate, so you'll know the real number before you choose. And if a full family or even a full person isn't in the cards, a partial gift still counts — donate any amount or shop part of a list, and we'll combine gifts to complete it.

When are gifts due?

One week before the family pickup celebration. The celebration date will be announced soon, and we'll email every sponsor the exact due date and drop-off details as soon as it's set.

Can a group sponsor a family?

Absolutely — church groups, workplaces, and extended families do this together all the time. One person signs up as the contact, and the group splits the list or the cost however you like.

Is my gift tax-deductible?

Faithworks Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible. Donate through PayPal and you'll get a receipt automatically; if you shop the list yourself, email us and we'll send a donation acknowledgment for the gifts you dropped off.

What if the family I picked is already sponsored?

We'll let you know right away and offer you the next family waiting — there are more families than sponsors right now, so nobody goes unmatched.

Can I meet the family?

To protect their privacy, sponsors and families don't meet or exchange contact information. What you can do is include a short unsigned note with the gifts — families tell us those notes mean the world.