Give the gift of joy! Join us in helping families in need for the holidays through our Adopt-A-Family program. We seek to connect families in need of assistance with those within the community who desire to make a difference – helping to make the holiday season a little brighter for our local neighbors in need. Adoptions will be open until Friday, 12/8. Donations must be received by Friday, 12/15. Please contact Sarah Shields at sshields@voacolorado.org with questions or for more information.

Every year VOA gives out over 6,000 gifts at the Santa Shop during our Holiday Dinner Basket Give Out and every year we run out of gifts for teenagers first. Even if the magic of Santa is not quite the same for teens, we still want to be able to give them a gift. The families we serve are in need of a little help during the holidays. Along with gifts from Santa, they will receive a Holiday Dinner Basket. You can help by purchasing a gift for teens from our Amazon Wishlist. When using an Amazon Wishlist, the items are shipped right to VOA. If you would like to not use Amazon, items from this list can be purchased elsewhere and you can ship or drop them off at the VOA Admin Building, 2660 Larimer St., Denver, CO 80205 (please send to the attention of Jan Otteman). At this time we are only accepting new items to use as gifts. For more information about VOA's Santa Shop, please email Jan at jotteman@voacolorado.org. Thank you for helping make a little holiday magic happen for the teens we serve.

VOAC has a need for volunteer substitute drivers for our Meals on Wheels Program around the holidays. Volunteers will be delivering meals to homebound seniors. Opportunities are available Monday - Saturday. If you are interested in doing a route for the holidays, email mowvolunteers@voacolorado.org with the subject line "Holiday Volunteer".

VOA Colorado is thrilled to be selected as one of the Colorado charities to be included in Light the World Giving Machine! This year, our featured program is Camp Postcard! To visit a giving machine, go to Cherry Creek Holiday Market, 2nd Avenue and Fillmore Plaza. The Giving Machines are operate 24/7 November 16 through Christmas Eve. For more information, go to givingmachinesdenver.org.

Grab your shovel and assist limited income seniors this winter! We connect you with a senior in your community to help with snow removal throughout the season. For more information, please contact Jennifer Chokey, jchokey@voacolorado.org.

Winter can be an extra hard time for those experiencing homelessness. VOAC serves the homeless in many different ways and all of our shelters are in need of items, especially as we head into winter. You can help by purchasing items from our Amazon Wishlist. These items will be given out to clients in need at the VOA Mission, Sinton Sanctuary, Family Motel and Bill Daniels Veteran Services Center. When using an Amazon Wishlist, the items are shipped right to VOA. If you would like to not use Amazon, items from this list can be purchased elsewhere and you can ship or drop them off at the VOA Admin Building, 2660 Larimer St., Denver, CO 80205 (please send to the attention of Jan Otteman). Thank you for supporting our programs that serve the homeless.

If you're interested in ways you can help from home, please contact Jan at jotteman@voacolorado.org for more information.