Mission
FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (CITYSANTA.ORG):WHAT DID YOU DREAM OF OWNING, AS A KID? A BIKE, VIDEO GAMES, MAYBE AN IPAD? THOSE GIFTS ARE WISHFUL THINKING FOR KIDS LIVING IN SHELTERS. THEIR DREAMS ARE MORE PRACTICAL; WARM CLOTHING, COATS, SOCKS, AND SHOES. AND OFTEN THEIR WISHES ARE NOT FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR THEIR FAMILY, AS IN, "SANTA, MY MOMMY NEEDS A COAT." SINCE 2001, CITY SANTA HAS DELIVERED THESE BASIC NECESSITIES, AS WELL AS BOOKS AND TOYS, TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS AT THE HOLIDAYS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE'VE GIVEN A HAND UP TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, FAMILIES IN HOMELESS SHELTERS AND A SHELTER DEVOTED TO ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. WE'VE ALSO BRIGHTENED THE HOLIDAYS FOR CHILDREN OF MILITARY VETERANS STRUGGLING AFTER SERVING IN THE WAR, AS WELL CHILDREN IN BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.