SafeHaven Launches Annual Shelter Gift Drive
ARLINGTON, Texas – SafeHaven of Tarrant County is hosting its annual holiday gift drive today through Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Arlington Hawkes Downtown Library.
The Bring the Joy Gift Drive provides holiday gifts for women and children staying in SafeHaven’s two emergency domestic violence shelters. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to donate new, unwrapped gifts for babies, kids, teens and adult women throughout the drive.
Donors can also access an Amazon Wish List to shop from home and ship items straight to SafeHaven here: https://bit.ly/3sQrWhf
“The holidays can be a hard time for families fleeing domestic violence, but our goal is to provide warm holiday memories for women and children staying in emergency shelter,” SafeHaven President and CEO, Kathryn Jacob said. “Our shelters remain full through the holiday season, and we need our community’s help to ensure families are able to experience the magic of the holiday season this year.”
After the drive is complete, all gifts will be sorted into a holiday store inside SafeHaven’s shelters for families to shop for each other free of charge. This year’s drive is generously presented by Federated Insurance.
Bring the Joy Gift Drive Information
Drop-Off Location
Arlington Hawkes Downtown Library (100 S. Center St., Arlington, TX)
- Enter through the south library entrance
Dates and Hours of Operation
Dec. 1-12, 2023
Monday – Thursday: 10 AM – 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM – 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM – 1 PM
Gift guides, parking information, and an FAQ can be found at here: https://www.safehaventc.org/btj-faq
About SafeHaven of Tarrant County
SafeHaven’s mission is to end domestic violence through safety, support, prevention and social change.
Tarrant County’s only state-designated family violence program, SafeHaven has enabled thousands of women and children to rebuild safe, independent lives for more than 40 years. Vital services include the county’s only 24-hour emergency shelters, 24-hour crisis hotline, legal services, children’s programming, and evidence-based prevention curriculum. The agency also operates the county’s largest accredited program for domestic violence offenders.
We believe everyone deserves relationships that are free of fear, so we confront domestic violence in our community at every level - walking alongside survivors at every step in their journey and working with our community to drive solutions that improve our response to this pervasive problem.