Each year, Lucas County Children Services teams up with the Friends of LCCS and community partners to sponsor a holiday gift drive.

For the abused and neglected children that we serve, your donated gifts may be the only ones they receive. Some live in homes teetering on the brink of crisis. Others cannot live safely at home and are in substitute care, or are separated from their siblings at a time when they should be filled with excitement about the upcoming holiday season. Whether you are able to give one gift or 100, your support is appreciated. It will bring a smile to the face of a child who may have little to be happy about this holiday season.

With support from the Friends of LCCS and area businesses, LCCS holds an annual holiday party, where children and their caregivers get to meet Santa and receive a small gift from him; participate in activities, and visit the Lights Before Christmas. This event provides a fun evening for more than 1,000 children and their foster or kinship caregivers. Donations are appreciated to offset the cost of food, gifts, and Zoo activities.