Programs

  • The Christmas Box Houses

    THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES SUPPORT SERVICES: THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES (CBH) IN SALT LAKE, OGDEN, AND MOAB, UT, WERE CREATED AND BUILT BY THE CHRISTMAS BOX INTERNATIONAL TO PARTNER WITH UTAH'S STATE AND COUNTY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES IN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN ENTERING STATE'S CUSTODY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE, ASSESSMENT, HEALTH, THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES, AND BOOK NOOKS AND BLANKET ROOMS STOCKED WITH NEW BOOKS COZY BLANKETS FOR THE CHILDREN. 810 CHILDREN IN TOTAL WERE SERVED AT THESE LOCATIONS. THESE EMERGENCY SHELTERS OFFER A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ABUSE, NEGLECT, TRAFFICKING, OR FACING HOMELESSNESS. CBH'S SERVE 39 SIBLING GROUPS EACH MONTH BETWEEN ALL THREE SHELTER FACILITIES, KEEPING ABOUT 1,000 SIBLINGS TOGETHER EACH YEAR. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS AND CHILDREN WITH MORE SEVERE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES UNTIL A LONGER-TERM PLACEMENT CAN BE FOUND IN KINSHIP OR FOSTER CARE ARE ALSO SERVED AT THE THREE LOCATIONS. - 119 TOTAL CHILDREN WERE SERVED AT THE MOAB CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE - 455 TOTAL CHILDREN WERE SERVED AT THE SALT LAKE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE - 236 TOTAL CHILDREN WERE SERVED AT THE OGDEN CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE VOLUNTEERS: - MOAB CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE: 25 - SALT LAKE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE: 95 - OGDEN CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE: 163 - BOARD MEMBERS: 8 - PROJECT ELF: 228 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS: 627
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $1.3M

  • Christmas Box Resource Rooms

    THE CHRISTMAS BOX ROOMS: OUR TWENTY-THREE CHRISTMAS BOX RESOURCE ROOMS SERVING 16 UTAH COUNTIES ARE STOCKED WITH NEW DONATED CHILD AND YOUTH ITEMS, INCLUDING CLOTHING, BEDDING, BABY ITEMS, SCHOOL AND HYGIENE KITS, BOOKS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND TOYS. THESE RESOURCES SERVE CHILDREN AND TEENS: STAYING AT THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES, SLCO YOUTH SERVICES SHELTER GROUP HOME AND MILESTONE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM HOMES, YOUTH CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE AND AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, CHILDREN RECEIVING IN-HOME SERVICES, CHILDREN BEING RAISED BY RELATIVES, AND CHILDREN BEING SERVICED INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH PARTNERING NONPROFITS. VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUPPORT THE CHRISTMAS BOX RESOURCE ROOMS (CBR). RESOURCE ROOMS SERVED 2,214, HELP EASE THE FINANCIAL COSTS ON FOSTER FAMILIES, KINSHIP PLACEMENTS, AND AT-RISK YOUNG ADULTS STARTING THEIR JOURNEY INTO ADULTHOOD. INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH PARTNERING CHILDREN'S CHARITIES WHERE OUR CBR RESOURCES WERE SHARED WITH CHILDREN IN HAITI, INDIA, KENYA, MEXICO, ECUADOR, PERU, AND COLOMBIA. CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS: 1,603 THE CHRISTMAS BOX RESOURCE ROOMS PROVIDE RESOURCES TO MORE THAN 104 PARTNERING CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES, AND CHILDREN'S CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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  • Transition to Adult Living Program

    TRANSITION TO ADULT LIVING (TTAL): THE TTAL PROGRAM SERVES YOUNG ADULTS 14-22 YEARS WHO EITHER AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE OR FACE HOMELESSNESS. THIS AT-RISK POPULATION HAS LITTLE OR NO SUPPORT IN THEIR LIVES. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS THEM IN ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR MOVE-IN KITS AS THEY TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD TO THEIR FIRST APARTMENT ON THEIR OWN, AND SUPPORTS RECREATIONAL AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES AIMED AT FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF INCLUSIVE SUPPORT WITH POSITIVE PEER-TO-PEER INTERACTIONS. TTAL YOUTH SERVED: - SALT LAKE METROPOLITAN: 1,182 - OGDEN/WEBER COUNTY: 26 - UTAH COUNTY: 360 - SOUTHWEST AREA: 5 TOTAL YOUNG ADULTS SERVED: 1,573
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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