Local Anchor FOUNDATION Presents

Holiday Helpers

Sponsor a South Bay family this holiday season

Help us bring the holidays to 100+ local families in need. Sign up, get matched with a family’s wish list, and drop off gifts by December 6, 2026

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How It Works

1. Sign up. It only takes 2 minutes.
2. Get matched. We email you your family’s wish list.
3. Shop and drop off gifts by December 6, 2026.

Can’t sponsor a whole family? Shop our Amazon Wish List, make a donation, or volunteer at our gift-wrapping events.

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Holiday Helpers

About the Holiday Helpers Program

Now in its 5th year, Holiday Helpers is a project of the Local Anchor Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, in partnership with LocalAnchor.com. Over the last 4 years, our community has helped 250+ families and 150+ unaccompanied minors. This year, we’re supporting 100+ local families in the South Bay.

Families are referred to us by trusted local agencies and school districts, so support goes to those who need it most:

  • Torrance Unified School District, Building Bridges Program for Homeless & Foster Care
  • Redondo Beach Police Department Domestic Violence Victim Advocacy Program
  • Los Angeles Unified School District, South Bay schools
  • Richstone Family Centers
  • Community’s Child

Get involved by sponsoring a family, shopping our Amazon Wish List, making a donation, or volunteering at our gift-wrapping events. And please help us spread the word by sharing the campaign with your network!

Frequently Asked Questions

Sponsoring a family means supporting a family in need for the holidays by providing them with gifts from their wish list, as well as additional items such as personal items, toiletries, food, and home essentials. This helps bring joy and support to families who may be struggling during the holiday season.

We partner with local agencies and school districts to identify families in need within the South Bay area. These organizations help us ensure that the families selected are those who would most benefit from the support.
They include the following:

You can support the campaign by sponsoring a family, spreading the word on social media, or inviting others to join our Facebook event. You can also purchase items from our Amazon Wish List, volunteer, or make a monetary donation.

After you register to sponsor a family, we provide a detailed wish list and family profile for each of our families. Sponsors then purchase the items on their wish list. Items may be delivered to the locations listed above, unwrapped and labeled with the family number. If you are interested in wrapping the gifts, please reach out to us and we will include you on the distribution emails about further volunteer opportunities.

We’ve provided a handy tool to help you determine how much to spend on your sponsored family or individual. Please note, these are only suggestions.

Family SizeSuggested Amount
Individual$70 – $100
Family of 2$100 – $150
Family of 3$150 – $200
Family of 4$200 – $275
Family of 5$250 – $350
Family of 6$350 – $450

In your Sponsored Family Assigned email, we have included detailed wish lists provided by the families. We ask that each sponsor do their best to provide the requested gifts, as well as a grocery store gift card to allow the families to purchase and prepare a holiday meal. Additionally, we are helping to provide personal items, toiletries, food, and home essentials. If you would like to go above and beyond the requested items, that is perfectly fine!

We suggest that you reach out to your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors to see if they would like to help you in fulfilling the family’s wish list. Sharing the opportunity to bring joy and relief to a family in need is an honor and a gift in itself. If you’re still not able to participate, we would need to know this as soon as possible. News of being sponsored for the holiday brings tremendous relief from many stresses experienced by families, and efforts to locate another donor would be very important. Please contact info@localanchor.com as soon as you realize you will not be able to participate.

Yes, you can purchase any of the suggested items below and deliver them to one of the locations listed above! You can also shop our Amazon Wish List.

We are looking for the following gift items:

  • Winter clothing for children and adults; jackets and sweatshirts, pants and shirts, rain gear (must be new)
  • Shoes and socks, pajamas (must be new)
  • Toys that spark imagination, transportation toys, art kits, Legos and other building toys, wooden puzzles, action/character figurines, dolls, dinosaurs, superheroes, Sonic, Pokemon, Roblox, Minecraft, Paw Patrol, etc.
  • Car seats and boosters (must be new)
  • Pretend play dress-up clothes, babies and toddlers toys, sports balls, family board games
  • Technology, Bluetooth speakers, earphones and headphones, handheld video game consoles with games, tablets/iPads, teen makeup, hair supplies, skateboards + protective gear
  • We are also looking for holiday wrapping supplies like wrapping paper, gift bags, tape, and bows.

Yes! Gift cards for grocery stores, Target, gas, and similar are very helpful. For security purposes, please drop off gift cards only at a South Bay Credit Union location by December 7, 2026.

Yes, we will accept cash donations for additional gifts. Click here to donate.

Since Local Anchor relies on our agency partners for qualifying families, we recommend that those in need reach out directly to their local school district, local police or fire department for assistance. Additionally, we’ve compiled a list of resources that may be helpful.

We are so glad you asked! Please email us more information on what you are looking for and we are happy to help! info@localanchor.com

We’d love for you to be a part of this special campaign. There are several ways your business can get involved:

  1. Sponsor a Family
    • Sponsor one or more families and ask your customers and employees to help by purchasing gifts. Create an Amazon Wish List and share it via email or social media to get your community involved.
  2. Donate Bulk Items
    • Make an even bigger impact by donating bulk items such as hygiene products, socks, or pantry staples to support families in need.

Email info@localanchor.com for more info.

Yes! Groups like Girl Scout troops, sports teams, classrooms, and offices can adopt one or more families. Your group can fundraise or set up its own Amazon wish list, then collect or buy the items and wrap them together.

Please note: some of our agencies require unwrapped gifts. If wrapping is an important part of your project, let us know on the sign-up form so we can match you with the right family.

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Local Anchor Foundation is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization

The Local Anchor Foundation mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

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