Free Christmas and holiday assistance Buncombe County.
Applications for free Christmas toys, food baskets and free gifts are taken by some or all of the charities in the Asheville area below. The goal is to help low-income families, seniors and people with no money get help with the holidays. Programs range from Toys for Tots to Angel Tree and others. Find help with Christmas in the Buncombe County area.
The demand for additional help around the holidays is very high as many families struggle to buy the gifts their kids request. Or they struggle to pay for a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal. The non-profits below may be able to help by giving out free Christmas presents, food baskets and Thanksgiving turkeys. Kids can get Legos, dolls, sporting equipment, video or board games, tablets, clothes and so much more during the holiday.
Using donations from the community for programs such as Angel Tree or Adopt-a-Family, the goal is to provide children from low income families some form of gift or clothing item. In addition to getting a free toy or meal, including at Thanksgiving, some charities or churches in the Asheville area will pass out a free gift card for Christmas shopping as well.
Charities with free Christmas gifts in Asheville and Buncombe County
Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry
Address is 101 North Ridgeway Avenue, Black Mountain, NC 28711. Call (828) 669-9404
The Christmas assistance program is for children under the age of 13 in Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Ridgecrest, East Asheville, and Montreat.
Salvation Army holiday programs - Buncombe County
Location is 204 Haywood Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28801. Phone: (828) 253-4723
Many programs are run. The charity has free toys, Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, clothing, and more. They also provide holiday food and visits to senior citizens. Using donations from the community, most years free Christmas presents, gift cards, stocking stuffers and holiday joy is offered. Other assistance includes financial help for heating bills, winter attire, and cold weather shelter. Proof of ID, income, and Buncombe County residency is needed.
Toys for Tots of Western NC - Asheville, Henderson and Buncombe County
Each year several thousand households get assistance. Children can be given free, unwrapped toys from the US Marine Corps program. Donations and volunteers, as well as local charities, operate it. Get books, games, learning toys, video games, Laptops, Matchbox cars and other free Christmas toys, including Legos. Read more here. https://wnctft-nc.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/default.aspx?nPageID=100&nPreviewInd=200&nRedirectInd=3
Victory Fellowship Worship Center
Main address is 450 Aiken Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28804. Call (828) 243-3088
The charity administers the God's Little Angels Christmas Program.
ABCCM - Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
The main office is at 24 Cumberland Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Call (828) 259-5300
Free Christmas presents as well as children is for children and teenagers. There are also partners agencies that help the low-income, homeless and elderly in Buncombe County during the holidays. There are referrals to other programs too, such as a free car from Wheels for Hope in NC.
- Another charity office for southern part of the county is at South Crisis Ministry, 10 Buck Shoals Rd, Arden, NC 28704. Call (828) 259-5302
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries
225 Patton Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801. Main phone - (828) 254-0471
Families living in poverty and the homeless can apply for the annual community Thanksgiving meal. There is also a Christmas banquet, which has food, Turkeys and small gifts for kids.
Optimist Club of Asheville - Innsbruck Mall
85 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Dial the charity at (828) 258-3230
North Samaritan Ministry
Location is 403 Weaverville Hwy, Asheville, NC 28804. For information, call (828) 259-5303
The charity provides help, including with Christmas, to struggling people in northern Buncombe County. There are free Christmas gift giveaways, winter coats, games, tablets and other items for kids. Free holiday food baskets and Thanksgiving meals are offered too.
Hands on Asheville United Way Volunteer Center
Volunteers and local churches give back. There is an Adopt a Family Christmas and Thanksgiving program. Free Christmas trees, food baskets, Grant a Wish, Adopt a Senior program and more. They also give out financial aid and warm clothes during the holiday season as well as decorations. Cal l211 to apply or to volunteer.
Buncombe County Social Work - Health and Human Services
40 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Phone (828) 250-5500
The elderly in Buncombe can sign up for the Senior Wish Tree service. Donations from the community provide the holiday job and visits they need.
Hominy Valley Ministry
The charity is at 1914 Smokey Park Hwy, Candler, NC 28715. Call (828) 259-5301
Another partner of ABCCM. Free stuff including Christmas fits or food, holiday assistance for seniors and more is provided.
Victory Fellowship Worship Center
Main address is 450 Aiken Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28804. Call the church at (828) 243-3088
Assistance is for people on WNC Properties, such as the disabled or the homeless that need a Christmas gift for their kid(s).
Eblen Charities
23 Hamilton St, Asheville, NC 28801. Call (828) 255-3066
Get help from the Saint Nicholas Project. Furniture, free gifts, clothing, food, Xmas trees and more is for low income and/or working poor families as well as immigrants. A free Coat Giveaway also takes place at the Westgate Shopping Center. They also have Thanksgiving food baskets, turkeys, and participate in Toys for Tots. More on Eblen Charities assistance programs.
Biltmore Church of Christ
Food pantry and soup kitchen is at 823 Fairview Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803. Call (828) 274-2829
Holiday groceries and ingredients. Pies, meat, ham, turkey, and other items are offered to the low income, homeless, and poor.
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