Home for the Holidays: The Gift of Choice

This holiday season, we're transforming how our community celebrates together. "Home for the Holidays: The Gift of Choice" gives young adults and families the gift that matters most: choice.

Young adults receive a stocking filled with gift cards and their favorite treats. Parents with children come to our skill center on December 14th & 15th to pick up their own stocking, then "shop" from a curated selection of age- and gender-appropriate gifts for their kids. With the help of our caring volunteers, parents wrap their own gifts, creating memories alongside presents.

Your donation makes this possible. Whether you contribute $25 or $500+, you're giving families the freedom to choose gifts that matter to them and the tradition of celebrating together.

When you can't shop, you can still give—choose your impact level and help us spread the joy of choice this holiday season:

Home for the Holidays: The Gift of Choice – Donation Levels

🎁 $25 – Stocking Stuffer

Help us fill a young adult's stocking with gift cards or their favorite candy. Every stocking shared is a reminder that they're part of this community and their joy matters.

🎄 $75 – Stock a Stocking

Make a complete stocking possible for one young adult, with a mix of gift cards to their favorite stores and treats that bring a smile. Give them the choice and the cheer.

🎅 $100 – Gift for a Child

Empower a parent to choose the perfect gift for their child. Your donation lets a family experience the joy of selecting gifts together and the magic of wrapping them with care.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 $250 – Support a Family

Make the holidays complete for an entire family. This covers a young adult's stocking AND gifts for multiple children, giving parents real choice and kids real smiles on the holidays.

⭐ $500 – Holiday Hero

You're making a significant impact on multiple families this holiday season. Your generous gift supports several families, ensuring no child is left without the joy of choice and celebration.

🏢 $1,000+ – Community Champion

Become a cornerstone sponsor of Home for the Holidays. Your partnership makes this entire event possible, from stocking gifts to wrapped presents, and transforms the holiday season for dozens of families in our community.

CONTACT: Diamond Davis-Johnson, Director of the Family HOPE Center, ddavisjohnson@readyforlifepinellas.org

About Ready for Life

Ready for Life is working to stop the cycle of foster care, child abuse, and homelessness for former foster care youth. At RFL, we serve, inspire, and empower former foster youth, offering several unique programs to prepare youth for a successful future.

Our services include basic needs like transportation assistance and emergency supplies, career exploration and GED preparedness, mental health counseling, and a Mommy/Daddy & Me support network.

Click through the links on our website to learn more about the services and programs RFL offers to get youth back on their feet and planning for the future, and how you can give or get involved.

Home for the Holidays 2026: The Gift of Choice

You Support, We Shop! Help us let the former foster young adults and families we serve know they are not alone this holiday season.