HOSEA HELPS ANNUAL TOY DRIVE IS UNDERWAY!

Atlanta, GA (December 10, 2021). Hosea Helps, Inc. is in full swing with its 2021 Annual Holiday Festival of Services that include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and MLK Day.  This year’s holiday events are another historic first for the organization battling against the covid-19 pandemic. They will hold this year’s annual Christmas food distributions and toy giveaway one week before the holiday on Sunday, December 19, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM adjacent to the Yellow Lot at the Georgia World Congress Center. This historic pivot helps to empower parents facing financial challenges to provide a happy dignified Christmas filled with hot, wholesome food and toys for their children on Christmas Day.

This year’s Christmas distribution will include Toys for the children, clothing, and grocery boxes with enough food to feed a family of four for two weeks and is full of fresh produce, whole turkeys, pantry items, Coca Cola, water, PPE supplies. Participants must pre-register on the website at 4Hosea.org. Please include children’s ages and sizes.

In preparation for the Annual Christmas Event, Hosea Helps will be holding a Toy Drive from Friday, Dec. 10^th thru Saturday, Dec. 18^th at their headquarters located at 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30315. Unwrapped toys can be dropped off between 10 AM and 6 PM. Individuals interested in sponsoring a child(ren) for Christmas can do so by visiting the website at 4Hosea.org to make a financial contribution. Additional locations for toy drop offs are:

“We are so grateful to be able to provide these services to families in need, but we couldn’t do it without the support of our corporate partners, the philanthropic community, or the overflow of support by everyday Atlantans who give from their hearts. Life in the time of Covid has been especially challenging for so many, and we are just overjoyed that through these in-kind donations, we are able to help moms and dads put smiles on their kid’s faces this Christmas.”, says Elizabeth Omilami, CEO of Hosea Helps.

Participating families must register for the 12/19/21 Christmas food distribution, and toy giveaway on the Hosea Helps website at www.4hosea.org to receive groceries and toys prior to the event. For more information on Hosea Helps and its programs, visit the website or follow on social media @4Hosea.

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Hosea Helps, in its 50th year of service, is one of the largest most significant Human Service Organizations in the Southeast regions of the United States, providing direct services year-round to more than 51,000 people per year. These services include rental assistance, food distribution, intensive case management, and support programs for individuals and families who are less fortunate. Hosea Helps (formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless) was founded in 1971 by civil rights icons Rev. Hosea and Juanita T. Williams. Established as a 501(c)(3) charity, Hosea Helps collects funds and Gifts-in-Kind year-round. Hosea Helps was named one of the top charities in Georgia for its Katrina relief program to over 6,000 hurricane survivors by the Georgia State Senate.