Never Miss a Chance to Do the Most Good
Please enter your name, email and zip code below to sign up!
Never Miss a Chance to Do the Most Good
Please enter your name, email and zip code below to sign up!
Smiles Make the Greatest Gifts
Providing physical needs such as grocery, utility and gift assistance,
to emotional experiences including holiday events and traditions.
In 2023, 6,332 local children received Christmas gifts from the salvation army Christmas distribution
How we help brighten the holidays
Seasonal Assistance programs exist due to the generosity of the Greater Green Bay community. It is through donations from individuals, churches, businesses and foundations that we are able to offer this assistance to individuals and families in need. The Salvation Army is deeply thankful for the many partners who help us make these programs possible and to the many volunteers who assist us in the registration and distributions for these programs.
Christmas Assistance
Families can sign up for Christmas Assistance yearly. Each child will be eligible for a book from the Give-a-Kid-a-Book campaign, 1 or 2 toys, stocking stuffers, a family game and the family will be eligible for a food basket.
Online registration for 2023 Christmas Assistance starts on November 13 at 8:00am.
Link will not be active until registration starts on November 13:
Food Baskets
Families registered for Christmas Assistance will receive a food basket at Christmas Distribution. The food baskets usually contain meat, pasta or potatoes, bread/rolls, canned goods and milk to make a holiday meal. Seniors are also eligible for food baskets for Christmas. If you are a senior that would like to register for a food basket, please contact Karrie at (920) 497-7053.
Adopt-a-Family
A diverse collection of local corporations and Green Bay area families choose to anonymously adopt families in need during the holidays. The Salvation Army collaborates with over 10 agencies that refer the families who will benefit from the Adopt-A-Family Program. The Salvation Army matches the adopter and the adoptee and distributes the complete Christmas package before Christmas.
Become a 2023 Adopt-a-Family Donor:
You can help make the holidays brighter by having your family, organization, or business become a donor. Here's how:
- Fill out the request form with your contact information (so we can send you additional details and a thank you card at the end) and email it to WUM.GBAAF@usc.salvationarmy.org
- Be clear about how many families you’re comfortable adopting, what size family or specifics you are looking for in the family you’d like to adopt (ie. 1 family of 3 individuals). We try to accommodate specific requests.
- You will be sent wish lists for all family members – adults in the household too!
- Spending guidelines are up to you, but we ask that you purchase at least one item from each of the categories on the wish list (gift item, clothing, hygiene or cleaning products, household items, books/movies/games, toys and an optional gift card)
- Details of the drop off day and location will be sent to your email (expect around middle of December)
If there are additional questions, you can call our donor information line at (920)593-2369. Thank you for your interest in helping us Do the Most Good for families in our community.
2023 Adopt-a-Family Donor Request Form
Silver Bells
Seniors and disabled adults who are alone at Christmas or who may not receive gifts are referred to The Salvation Army by local agencies. The Salvation Army works with several local businesses and Bay Park Square Mall to provide Silver Bell Trees. The bells are selected by a donor who purchases the gifts. The referring agencies and The Salvation Army wrap the gifts and deliver them to the individuals in time for Christmas.
Senior Community Christmas Meal
This is a free meal, for seniors 50 and older, sponsored by Schreiber Foods. Schreiber Foods sponsors the meal and provides volunteers to help serve the meal to our older adults of Greater Green Bay. Tickets are made available at The Salvation Army Corps Community Center in November. Entertainment follows the dinner. Contact Karrie at 920-593-2362 for more information.
