This is one of the largest programs of the year!  We hope to support 80 families Christmas 2021!

You can be involved in one of three ways:

1. Sponsor a local family and purchase gifts for each member. You can do this as a family, multiple families, church/social group or corporate group. 
   1. Volunteer December 15 6pm -9pm, 16 6 pm-9pm, or 18 8am-1pm                                                  "Sign-up Genius link to be inserted November 1, 2021" 
2. Make a monetary donation for the food portion of our "Sponsor a Family" program: We will give each family a Meijer Food gift card and the following: laundry detergent, dryer sheets, dish soap, bar soap, a roll of paper towel,  4 pack of toilet paper, and a box of tissue. 

Call 248-349-8553
or email: roxanne@hfnovi.com
For more information

We are currently accepting GENTLY USED"FALL & Winter" Clothing 
We accept the following items:

• Clothing, shoes, purses and assessories for all ages
• Like new children’s books and small toys (no loose pieces)
• Linens such as sheets, blankets, towels, current style curtains (no stains or wear and tear)
• Sets of dishes, cutlery, pots and pans (no scratches or wear marks) and other kitchen items
• Small electronic appliances such as coffeepots, toasters, etc. (must be in working order)
• Small knick-knacks, candles, phone cases, games, puzzles, and new personal care items 

We do not accept:

• Hangers
• Clothing that are stained, torn, out of season, or outdated
• No Men's or women's suits, button down shirts, or dresses (we do not have the room for these items)
• Shorts, tank tops, swimsuits
• Adult books, or text books
• Larger items such as floor lamps, furniture of any type or large appliances We recommend the Furniture Bank of SE MI 248-365-4090. We provide vouchers here for many of our clients. 
• Any Baby items other than small toys and clothes (We reccomend donating other baby items to Another Way Pregnancy Center 31700 W 12 Mile Rd #102 Farmington, MI 48334 248-471-5858)

Donation Drop off Times:

Mondays ONLY: 9am-12pm & 6:30-8:30pm WE ARE CLOSED 12pm-6:30pm (Monday exceptions on holidays)
 (Please be patient with our Closet workers, they are volunteers)
Please drop off at the designated times and do not leave items outside the door or in the Church. Any items left at our door must be thorwn away.

If you would like to volunteer with the cloths closet
please contact Roxanne Hundsrucker at roxanne@hfnovi.com or 248-349-8553

Did you know that we  host an “Emergency Food Pantry” here at Holy Family. 

What this means is that if a family or an individual comes to our Christian Service office needing food we fill a bag of food (1-2 days) for  them and then refer them to their local pantry such as  St. James, Novi Emergency Food Program which is hosted at Faith Community Presbyterian, or the closest to their home that can help them long term.
 
We do not stock perishable items, large items  or what you may consider “Family Sized.” There just is not enough space here to stock these items.
 
What we mostly keep on hand are ready to eat non-perishable items such as canned soup especially the Chunky type, canned stew, meats, tuna, meal sides like instant potatoes or pasta sides, canned vegetables, canned fruit, some boxes of cereal, boxed meals like Mac and Cheese that one would just add water to make a meal.
 
It is necessary to  check dates on everything that is donated. We cannot give away items out of date, nor can we donate to another pantry items out of date. We are unable to give away opened items as well. Some people try to give us opened packages of food they do not like thinking we can give them away, this is not possible.
 
We also stock a few 4-packs of toilet paper, tissue, dish soap, and some personal care items.         
 
The majority of food brought to us weekly gets transferred to St. James. There has been a Christian Service partnership between Holy Family & St. James for many years, as they host the Food Pantry and we host the Clothes Closet.

We collect eye glasses, cancelled postage stamps, and aluminum can tabs 

Eye glasses
We collect used eye glasses for the local Lions Club, who send them to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center for processing. There the glasses are sorted to determine those that are usable or unusable, processed and placed in inventory for distribution to optical missions around the world. Lions help to minimize landfil waste by supporting precious metal reclamation and scrap processing for damaged glasses that are unusable.  

Cancelled postage stamps
We collect cancelled postage stamps for the Sisters of the Holy Cross Ministry. They request a 1/4 inch around the cancelled stamp and the prefered stamps are U.S Commemoratives, foreign, and stamps with a value of $1 or more, most forever stamps have no value. They remove the stamps form envelope corners and sell them to stamp brokers. The proceeds benefit ministries around the world.  

Aluminum can tabs 
We collect aluminum can tabs for local Ronald Mc Donald Houses. It takes approximately 1,128 tabs tp equal a pound and an average of .40 to .50 cents per pound is the pay out. The Pop Tab program helps provide extra revenue for families to stay at the Ronald McDonald House while a sick child says in a nearby hospital. 

THE ABOVE ITEMS CAN BE PLACED IN THE CHRISTIAN SERVICE BIN IN THE CHURCH VESTIBULE

“We are called to create a society capable of recognizing the dignity of every person and sharing the gift that each person is to the other” –Pope Francis

This important pillar of the Catholic Church emphasizes our call at Catholics to respect, love, and protect every phase of life.

See our Life & Family Ministry  page for more information.