Our Holiday Gift Drive benefits hundreds of children in the Jewish and broader communities supported by JCFS Chicago. Join us this holiday season in bringing joy to our community while strengthening belonging and well-being among children and families.

Here are the ways you and/or your synagogue, school, or community can make some holiday wishes come true:

1. Sponsor a Child’s Wish

Choose to sponsor one or more children and fulfill their gift wishes.

• You will be matched with a child or teen.

• We will provide the child’s detailed wish list to help with shopping. (Wish slips will be available beginning in October.)

• You don’t have to buy everything on the list, but the goal is to spend $50 per child
Sign up to sponsor a child.

2. Gift Collection

Hold a gift collection at your synagogue for new, unwrapped gifts.

• JCFS will arrange a pickup for collections of 50 or more gifts.

• Gift cards are also welcomed (in amounts of $10, $25, and $50). They are greatly appreciated so children and families can get exactly what they want.

3. Amazon Wishlist Shopping

Purchase gifts on Amazon and make a child’s wish come true with just a few clicks. (Coming soon)

4. Make a Monetary Donation

Your cash donation will be put to good use by our dedicated staff who will ensure each child receives a gift.

To sponsor a child, register for a gift collection/drive, or make a monetary donation, register here.

5. Volunteer Your Time

Help us pack and sort over 500 holiday gifts.

Volunteer opportunities will begin on Friday, December 5. Shifts will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Sign up to volunteer today!

Gift Drop Off

Drop off unwrapped gifts by Wednesday December 3rd at JCFS Seigle Building, located at 5140 Golf Road, Skokie IL 60077.

Drop offs are accepted Mondays - Thursdays from 9am 5pm and Fridays from 9am-4pm.

For more information about donating or volunteering, please email our Winter Projects team.