Holiday Hampers and Adopt-A-Family Programs Around Vancouver
It’s not too early to learn about holiday hampers and Adopt-A-Family programs around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley this season since many have registration deadlines coming up.
Holiday Hampers and Adopt-A-Family Programs Around Vancouver
Consider making a meaningful impact on those in our Metro Vancouver community by contributing to these programs. Some helpful options include sponsoring a family and donating holiday hampers, ensuring everyone gets to experience the joy the holidays bring with gifts and food.
If you are a family, individual, or senior in need of assistance, I have included registration information where available. Some organizations support those they already have relationships with so there may not be an open registration system.
Surrey Christmas Bureau Hampers & Adopt-A-Family
- Register for support
- Toy Depot (choose gifts for your children ages 0–18)
- Adopt-a-Family Program (be matched with a sponsor who provides gifts and food)
- Register to support/donate:
- What you provide: A food hamper for Christmas Day that includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as age-appropriate gifts for each child of the family you are matched with. Grocery gift cards can be also be purchased in lieu of the food hamper. You can also virtually sponsor a family, and the organization will take care of the toys and you can sponsor a family’s hamper which supplies holiday meals.
- Details: The Surrey Christmas Bureau matches individuals and businesses with a family in need with a child under 18 during the holiday season. View guidelines and complete the sponsor application form.
- Applications close December 1, 2025
Covenant House Backpacks & Caring Calendar
- Help fill a backpack with kindness, for youth age 16–24. Youth will be gifted these backpacks at their holiday party, or youth in our programs will receive them on December 25. You can also donate directly through Amazon.
- Bring holiday cheer to the young people who access our programs and services. Covenant House has a Caring Calendar that provides the youth in our care with an activity or item, each day leading up to the holidays. People and businesses can sign up to contribute to one of the days.
Burnaby Community Services Toy Room & Seniors Hampers
- Register for support: For seniors living with low income in Burnaby, register to receive a Christmas hamper. View the application form online here.
- Burnaby Community Services is moving away from one-on-one sponsorships to support the growing number of vulnerable seniors in the city. They invite donors to purchase gift cards for seniors living in poverty. Last year they heard from seniors that they are struggling to afford groceries and other necessities. They also heard about the importance of seniors being able to indicate their preferences for the type of hamper they would like to receive.
- Register to support:
- Make a one-time or recurring monthly donation
- Be a Corporate Sponsor at the Toy Room at Metropolis at Metrotown
- Host an Angel Toy Drive for children and youth
- Bring New & Unwrapped toys/gifts/books to the Toy Room
- November 1 to December 20, 2025 Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm. Metropolis at Metrotown upper level, next to Winners, across from Plenty.
- Volunteer to help out in the Toy Room or be a driver to pick up toys from donors and deliver them to the Toy Room in December.
Holiday Hampers and Adopt-A-Family Programs Around Vancouver
Family Services North Shore Sponsor a Family
- Register to support:
- Starting November 1, 2025, register to create a holiday gift basket filled with presents, grocery gift cards, and festive treats to ensure a family gets what they need and a little something extra to help brighten the holidays.
- You can also visit the Christmas Bureau at the Community Hub (in Capilano Mall, 943 Marine Drive, 2nd floor, North Vancouver) to make an in-kind donation. There is a deep and ongoing need for the following items:
- Grocery gift cards
- New, full-sized, unopened personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste/toothbrushes, deodorant
- New, unwrapped toys
- Tween/teen gift cards
CityReach Care Society Boxes of Love
Boxes of Love is an annual event that spreads Christmas joy to vulnerable families in Vancouver, Surrey, and the Tri-Cities offering a day filled with arts, crafts, and festive activities. Each family receives a deluxe Christmas package with gifts, grocery gift cards, and one month of nutritious food support through the Food for Families program.
- Register to Volunteer / Donate: For a donation of $200, you can sponsor a family in need. However, all donations in any amount will make a difference towards this cause. They are also looking for volunteers to help make this event a success. You can sign up to volunteer starting Sunday, November 9th.
YWCA Presents of Peace
- Register to support: When you register as a sponsor, select your budget to purchase gifts and a grocery gift card for a family, the size and number of families you would like to sponsor, and your preferred YWCA program and city of residence of your sponsorship family. Families and sponsors will be matched beginning November 10th. You will be providing a grocery gift card and fulfilling a personalized family wish list of presents with the option of either buying the items or providing a gift card. Hamper delivery will be in person.
Westcoast Family Centres – Sponsor a Family
- Register to support in one of these three ways:
- Sponsor a Holiday Hamper
- Register to purchase, wrap, and drop off a gift hamper for a local family in need. From hygiene products to toys, to a new winter jacket, no matter the size of your contribution, your donation will help make this holiday season special for a WFC family in need.
- Shop the Amazon Wishlist
- Donate cash gifts
- Sponsor a Holiday Hamper
PLEA Community Services Holiday Hampers
For 2025 PLEA is looking to provide 125 food hampers, each containing $100 worth of food and a $50 gift card plus a toy or gift for every child and youth in the family. They need help raising the $18,750 required to buy the food and gift cards and are also seeking additional donations so they can purchase new, unwrapped toys and gifts.
Deltassist Christmas Programs
- Register for support: Low-income Delta families, individuals and seniors are eligible to register for our Christmas programs. Deltassist Christmas programs include Food Hampers and Toy Depot.
- Register to support: This year Deltassist will be holding the Toy Deport at their North Delta office located at 9097 120st. They are in need of teen ‘toy’ donations as well as non-perishable food for the hampers. If you are interested in supporting the program please contact the Christmas Coordinator at Deltassist, [email protected].
Storehouse Cloverdale Christmas Hampers
- Register for support: The Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program provides food, grocery gift cards, and gifts to help make Christmas brighter. Online registration is now open.
- Register to support: Request a donation box by emailing [email protected] and fill it with essential food, toiletries, gifts, and gift cards to families, seniors, and individuals in need. You can also make a monetary donation to sponsor a hamper.
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This list will be updated throughout the season. Do you know of additional Adopt-a-Family or Holiday Hamper programs around Metro Vancouver? Please send us a note and we can include it in the list. Thank you!
