The Holiday Programs were very successful in 2024 due to the generous contributions of our donors as well as our amazing volunteers! Check back here later in the year for information regarding our 2025 programs.

Thanksgiving and Christmas Meals

The Holiday Meal Program provides groceries or gift cards suitable for making a festive meal for Thanksgiving and Christmas. 300 or more local families for each Holiday are invited to receive this opportunity. To achieve this, ECHO connects willing donors directly with needy families.

There are two options for donating, either shopping and delivering food in person, or buying and mailing a gift card.

Holiday Gift Shop

For ECHO’s Holiday Gift Shop, ECHO collects new toys for children aged 0 to 15 and displays them in a cheerfully decorated, store-like setting. ECHO clients who participate in this program come in by appointment to choose appropriate gifts for their children from our “store.”