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We do through a few different venues.

This year our daycare is adopting a local family who is a "friend of a friend" in the community - which I like.

Since I have been an adult I have been looking for an organization that does something similar to what my church did growing up. You adopted a family for the whole season - you gifted them Thanksgiving Dinner, Warm Weather Clothes, Household Needs, Christmas Dinner/Food and Christmas gifts.

I love the idea of donating toys, but the thought of a child not having a "nice" meal on Christmas guts me as much as not having toys - maybe more. Plus - it focused on the parents too which I think is important.

I always was sad when I would get the adopt a family list and it had young children asking for things like pots and pans. I was always so sad that the parents had to choose listing their childrens wants OR their household needs.

I adopted a child through a local mom's group. They focus on helping families transition from homelessness to homes/apartments. I was planning to choose an adult but ended up getting sucked in by a little boy about the same age as DS who liked similar toys.

Not independently, but we do through both our employers. This year so far I bought a remote controlled helicopter for a little boy via the local YMCA through my employer's Adopt A Family. DH's office usually does Angel Tree.