How to Apply for a Christmas Basket

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Residents of zip codes 95815, 95833, 95834, 95835,  & 95838

SIGN-UPS:

  • An adult who lives in the house must come in person with all the proper documentation for everyone living in the house to apply for the basket
  • We will begin the application process in early November; call for more details

DOCUMENTATION:

The adult making the application must bring:

  •  their photo ID
  • Two CURRENT (October/November/December) items with name & address, such as rent receipt with rental agreement, utility bill, letters with legible postmark must be provided as proof of address for each adult living in the household
  • One CURRENT (October/November/December) item with name and address, such as copy of school registration form, letter from doctor, school, etc. must be provided as proof of address for each child in the household.
  •  ***Please note that photo ID’s from schools, vaccination records, social security cards, and Medi-Cal cards do not have addresses and cannot be used for proof of address for children***

GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Only those who can prove that they live in the household can be put on the application
  • We are unable to add people after the application has been completed
  • Only one basket per household/address will be provided….families who are sharing housing will receive one basket based on the number of people living in the house
  • At the time of registration, families will be given an appointment day and time in December to pick up their baskets
  • We use the Salvation Army’s Clearing Bureau to screen applications.  If a household is receiving Christmas assistance from another agency, they will not be eligible to receive a basket from Stanford Settlement