The House of Ruth is a local women’s shelter with locations in Baltimore and D.C. Our Children & Youth program is partnering with the Charles Street location this year to provide Christmas gifts to the children who are staying at the House of Ruth during the Christmas season.

We hope to fill at least 15 shoe boxes with gifts for children of different genders and ages. Each box costs $30 to fill.

How you can help:

Anyone: If you feel called to sponsor a box (either entirely or in part), click here, or put a check in the offering plate on Sunday with “shoebox” in the memo. We are also in need of wrapping paper, so if you have any partially used rolls from previous Christmases, please consider donating them.

Parents/Guardians: Over the next few weeks, talk to your child about what they might like to include in their box. Then, be sure to bring your child on December 8th to fill their box!