Sponsor a family in need this holiday season--A Youth Eastside Services program

The Adopt-a-Family holiday giving program starts today

Jane* needed help for the holidays. She’d just bravely escaped an abusive relationship, and she and her four children were healing from the trauma they’d endured. Jane was working full-time, but she was also preparing for major surgery, so her finances were stretched thin. Fortunately, Youth Eastside Services (YES) was there to help.

Jane’s family participated in Youth Eastside Services (YES) Adopt-a-Family holiday giving program last year, which matches low-income families who are receiving YES' services to generous sponsors. Sponsors provide gift cards that help participating families afford presents, groceries and basic necessities during the holidays.

Sponsors can sign up from now through Nov. 20. It’s easy to sponsor a family, and anyone — from businesses to individuals — can sign up:  Read More >>

1.     Download and complete the sponsorship form, available on YES’ website, indicating how many families you'd like to sponsor and the maximum number of children each family should have.

2.     Return the completed sponsorship form by Nov. 20:

a.     By email to Bob Conroy, BobC@YouthEastsideServices.org

b.    By fax to 425-274-0728, Attn: Bob Conroy

3.     You'll receive a brief, anonymous description of the family with whom you're matched by early December.

4.     Sponsors purchase their gift cards: One $50 gift card for each child in the family to help with holiday gifts, plus one $50 gift card to cover basic household needs like food.

5.     Sponsors drop off or mail their gift cards to Youth Eastside Services, 999 164th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, WA, by Dec. 10.

For questions about the Adopt-a-Family holiday giving program, please contact Bob Conroy, 425-747-4937 x2834, or email BobC@YouthEastsideServices.org.

*Names and minor details have been changed to protect client privacy.

ABOUT YOUTH EASTSIDE SERVICES (YES)

YES provides mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and education and prevention services that positively impact the well-being of thousands of Eastside kids and families every year. Since 1968, YES has been a lifeline for youth and families, helping them recover from issues like substance abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety, family conflicts, bullying and dating violence. YES serves more than 70 locations — including doctors’ offices, schools, teen centers and community centers — and accepts most major insurance providers, Washington Apple Health (Medicaid), and offers a sliding scale so that no family is turned away due to inability to pay. For more information, visit www.YouthEastsideServices.org.