PARTNERING FOR GOOD The Salvation Army 2020 Angel Tree Program THE SALVATION ARMY OUR MISSION THE SALVATION ARMY MEETS HUMAN NEEDS IN GOD’S NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS | STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THE SALVATION ARMY Covid-19 Impact 86,000 400% INCREASE IN DEMAND NIGHTS OF SHELTER FOR SOME SERVICES 13 4 MILLION $1 MILLION+ 86% DRIVE- THROUGH POUNDS OF FOOD FINANCIAL OF DONATIONS GO FOOD PANTRIES PROVIDED ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED ANGEL TREE PROGRAM • The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program has been a tradition in North Texas since 1984. • Every year over 250,000 donated Christmas gifts are collected for local recipients in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton and Ellis counties. • The program served close to 50,000 children and special need adults in our community last year. How Angel Tree Works 1 2 3 4 5 6 Social service We obtain the name Paper and online Generous Donors Upon their return, During the agencies and of each child, teen or Angel tags are select Angels, the gifts are taken seven days schools refer special needs adults created for each purchase gifts, and to a Salvation Army prior to families to The in the family and a individual Angel return them to Christmas Christmas Eve, Salvation Army for list of desired and placed on their office or an Distribution Center families pick-up help with Christmas. Christmas gifts. Salvation Army Angel Tree drop-off for pickup by the their gifts. Participants are Verification is made Angel Trees at local site. Angel families. interviewed to verify to ensure that the businesses and need. family is not organizations or on receiving duplicate the online Angel services from Adoption site. another agency. Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 1: Obtain a URL code • Organizations/companies are assigned a unique URL to the online Angel Adoption site. This URL will be emailed to the designated contact for the organization/company to share within the organization. Step 2: Adopt and Shop! • Individuals then can use the URL to adopt an Angel that has been allocated to their organization Step 3: Gift Return • Coordinators can either collect the gifts and deliver them to a designated drop-off site or instruct individuals to return their gifts to one of The Salvation Army drop-off sites. • To ensure Angels receive their gifts, gifts must be returned to a Salvation Army drop-off site by December 5. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 1 Angel Tree Coordinators will receive an email with a Custom URL that can be shared within their organization. The URL will take individuals to an adoption site which will have the company name at the top. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 2 Individuals can select preferences for their Angel and then select Continue at the bottom of the screen. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 3 The system will then display the Angels from your allocation that are still available for adoption. Individuals then check the box in the corner of their selected Angel. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 4 Individuals will fill out their information so they can claim the Angel in the system and receive a confirmation email with instructions. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 5 They will then select where they will drop-off the gifts for their Angel. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 6 A confirmation screen will display all of adoption details. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 7 The Angel can be printed by clicking the Print button at the bottom of the confirmation screen. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 8 A confirmation is emailed with a link to view the adopted Angel’s information. Step by Step Online Angel Tree Adoption Process Step 9 After an individual has purchased their gifts for their Angel they can bag the gifts together and include the printed tag or a sheet of paper including the Angel Code and Angel Name. Accuracy is key in this step in ensuring the gifts get to your Angel. Traditional Angel Tree Adoption Process • Paper Angel tags will be mailed to you or you may pick them up at a pre-determined Salvation Army location. • As individuals adopt Angels please give them an Angel Tree kit for each Angel • Each kit includes - One bag per Angel Labels for gifts Instruction sheet for labeling and bagging gifts. • Collect the gifts at a central location or instruct those adopting Angels to drop their gifts off at one of the official drop-off sites by December 5th. Drop-Off Locations November 30 – December 5 December 4 – December 5 Monday – Friday (closed for Thanksgiving holiday) 11:30 am – 6:30 pm 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Northpark Center The Salvation Army Christmas Center - 8687 N. Central Expressway Dallas Co. Dallas, Texas 75225 9216 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75235 Galleria Mall 13350 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75240 The Salvation Army Christmas Center - Tarrant Co. The Shops at Willow Bend 229 Felix Street 6121 W. Park Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Plano, TX 75093 Golden Triangle Mall 2201 S Interstate 35 E Denton, TX 76205 Check salvationarmyntx.org for more drop-off locations and hours of operation. THANK YOU.