FAQs

A:  Each year social workers ask children in foster care and prevention programs what they would like for the holidays.  Those wishes are distributed to donors who purchase the gifts.  Social workers deliver these gifts mid December. 

A:  All money given for Be an Angel goes to purchase gifts on children’s wish lists.

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A:  Be an Angel serves children ages birth to 17 in our foster care and prevention programs, as well as our extended foster care program, which are young adults who have aged out of foster care, ages 18-23.

A:  All gifts must delivered unwrapped, with the provided tag/label to our headquarters by Dec. 1st. 

Location is:
Hope’s Closet
14286 Beach Blvd. Ste 44
Jacksonville, Florida 32250

Instructions for drop off days and times will be provided when you sponsor a child.

A:  Yes.  Family Support Services is 501(c)3 non-for-profit.  Each donor will receive an acknowledgement letter that donors are responsible for submitting with their taxes. 

A:  On the sign up form, you can indicate if you’d like a specific gender or age child.  Some choose to buy for sibling sets.  Others request teens or a certain type of gifts (eg bikes, laptops).  All are needed!  The earlier you request a wish list the more likely you are to have choices.

A:  Be an Angel only take new toys in original packaging.  Often we can match up donated toys with a child’s wish list.  To best serve these amazing well-deserving kiddos, we prefer items purchsed off a child’s list or a monetary donation.  Some organizations host toys drive for us.  For details on how to run a successful toy drive contact Leigh.Luttrell@fssnf.org

A:  Those willing to shop for a child using their list is the most helpful to us (before Dec. 1).  Monetary donations allow us to fill in gaps. Some items that are requested are more difficult to obtain due to cost - these include tablets, laptops, and gift cards for teens and young adults. 

A:  We have some volunteer shifts in November 7th - Dec 7th.  Contact Rochelle.Lockett@fssnf.org for details.

A:  Due to confidentiality, donors will not interact with the recipients of the gifts.

A:  Yes!  All donations will be used to cover needs for foster children.
Your monetary donation will cover any remaining needs in 2024 and we look forward to your involvement in next year’s program!

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