A Community Christmas

A Community Christmas Annual Reports

Since 1959, A Community Christmas (ACC), a local non-profit organization, has been supplying Christmas aid to needy Stark County children, families, disabled individuals and senior citizens with food vouchers, gift cards, toys/gifts, books, clothing and household items.

515+ VOLUNTEERS WORKED 3,700+ HOURS to successfully run all 2022 ACC programs; 115 ACC volunteers worked 2,580 hours, and 400+ additional volunteers worked over 1,120 hours shopping for the 209 Adopt-A-Families and Mitten Tree items; plus, 6 local eateries generously donated food for our working ACC volunteers.

$51,175.26 in FOOD VOUCHERS, GIFT CARDS and TAXABLE ITEMS was spent on Stark County families, children, senior citizens and disabled adults to ensure the less fortunate had a merrier Christmas.

13,680+ ITEMS COLLECTED including 8,383 hats, gloves and scarves, 1,500 clothing items and over 3,798 taxable grocery items not covered by food stamps (toiletries, paper products, soap, towels, wipes, etc.) to distribute through the Giving Center and to the community.

10,400+ INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE- 2,509 children and adults were given aid (food vouchers, gift cards, toys/gifts, clothing and toiletries) through ACC’s Giving Center and Adopt-A-Family programs; and at least 5,100 children and adults received hats or gloves through the Mitten Tree program.

14,880+ TOYS & GIFTS were distributed to 1,500 children and 1,009 adults, including senior citizens and disabled adults; 7,750 toys, stocking stuffers, books, stuffed animals and bikes came from the Marine Toys for Tots program, over 5,200 gifts were donated for Adopt-A-Families, and ACC provided 1,922 gift cards and food vouchers.

$55,563 in DONATIONS – $23,000 from 6 grants, and $32,563 from 153 individuals and businesses ensured that every family and individual received assistance from ACC, and were able to enjoy their Christmas season.