Celebrate Christmas
Christmas is a time of joyful celebration at City Union Mission as we share the love of Christ with the poor and homeless in our community through these and other outreaches ...
Presence of Love Store
Income-qualified individuals can shop at our Presence of Love Store (formerly called the Christmas Store). Last year, this amazing ministry provided gifts for 2,146 needy folks. This year, we want to reach even more by recruiting enough volunteers to staff the store daily between Nov. 27 and Dec. 20.
Click here to see volunteer opportunities at the Presence of Love Store and other Thanksgiving and Christmas opportunities.
Gifts for the Needy
Each Christmas we distribute gifts to the men, women and children in our Christian Life and New Life programs to make their holidays brighter. We also bless the often-forgotten members of our community with presents. Our program participants will deliver gifts to nursing home residents, and we will share small presents with prison inmates.
Christmas Feast
We will open our doors wide to the homeless and hungry at Christmas, providing a traditional feast for thousands. We also distribute food boxes to our neighbors in need.
Adopt a Family and Share a Gift Programs
To assist the most needy families we serve, such as those who had been homeless within the last year, we match them with volunteers who provide them with food, clothing and gift items at Christmas. Likewise, volunteers will provide a small gift for the children in our Vanderberg Youth Center during our VYC Christmas party.
