STEP Holiday Program

DONATE NOW to help serve 500 families with Holiday Food and 1,100 children with Holiday Toys:

St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP) is excited to announce the dates of our upcoming Holiday Program.  This Holiday Season STEP will be distributing a Holiday Food Basket during the month of November as well as Holiday Toys in December to St. Louis Park households.  With the local food shelf continuing to see an increase in the number of households that we serve each month, it is clear that there are many families that need a little extra help to enjoy the upcoming Holidays and reduce the extra stress that this season often brings.  Through the generosity of the community, STEP anticipates serving 500 households with Holiday Food and over 1,100 children with Holiday Toys.

Holiday Food Baskets (November 2011)
Registration for this program is from November 7^th to November 23^rd (or until 500 households have been served).
To register, ALL households must bring address verification (copy of a recent utility bill or lease).
St. Louis Park households can register during their food shelf appointments or during walk-in times:

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 1pm to 2pm
• Tuesdays: 6pm to 7pm

Holiday Toy Program (December 2011)
Registration for this program is from November 28^th to December 13^th.
To register, ALL households must bring address verification (copy of a recent utility bill or lease) as well as verification for all children in the household (birth certificates or school verification).
St. Louis Park households can register during their food shelf appointments or during walk-in times:

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 1pm to 2pm
• Tuesdays: 6pm to 7pm

If there are questions about registration, please call STEP at 952-925-4899.

Donations and Volunteers Needed for STEP’s Holiday Program
You can help make this year’s Holiday Program a success for STEP and a helpful service to our neighbors by donating funds, toys or your time.  The following items are needed for STEP’s Holiday Program:

• $30 will provide a St. Louis Park family with a Holiday Food Basket.
• New Toys (in the $15-$40 price range) will provide a gift for children, ages 0 to 10.
• $10 Target Gift Cards will provide parents with the ability to purchase a gift for their teenage children (ages 11 to 18).
• Volunteers needed to:  Pack Holiday Food Baskets and distribute from November 7^th to 23^rd.  Sort and distribute toys from STEP’s Toy Shop from December 12^th to 16^th.

For more information on donations and volunteer opportunities, contact STEP’s Volunteer Coordinator, Kate Burggraff, at 952-925-4899 x14 or kate@STEPslp.org.

Holiday Program 2011 Press Release

Holiday Program 2011 Donor & Volunteer Information