Tracy and Catherine--who have been our neighborhood's volunteer liaisons to The Kensington Family Shelter since it opened in 2015--have issued their annual appeal for donations of holiday gifts for the children and parents who are currently living in the shelter.
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Family Shelter Holiday Joy
Dear neighbors and friends,
We hope 2025 has been kind to you all.
It's time once again to spread some holiday cheer to our neighbors living at the Kensington Family Shelter.
When the Shelter opened in our neighborhood in November of 2015, our community came together to welcome the very first residents.
It was an extraordinary display of kindness, and you've done it again every year since! With your help, we know our 11th year will be just as magical for the children and their parents.
GIFTS
Gifts have been hand-picked for each child, so we ask that you do not donate items not on the list.
You are welcome to order off the list and have an item shipped directly to the shelter, or you can purchase the exact item somewhere else and have it shipped or drop it off (the shelter address is 385 McDonald Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11218, and all items should be sent attention Uniquia Parker).
If you do purchase somewhere besides Amazon, please be sure to mark the gift as purchased on the list.
Kids: https://shorturl.at/
Adults: https://shorturl.at/
Please note that, due to storage constraints, the Kensington Family Shelter is not accepting any other donations at this time.
COOKIES
The Cookie Brigade is back this year! Sign up to bring cookies for the lobby any day between December 21 - January 1. These can be store bought or homemade. More details and sign up here: Cookie Brigade
[Update: The sign-up sheet for the Cookie Brigade has been filled! No more slots are available.]
Thank you so much for your continued generosity. It's incredible to imagine that this will be our 11th holiday season together. We cherish the opportunity to share in this act of community love and kindness.
With love,
