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Adopt A Family

Our 2024 Annual Adopt-a-Family Gift Drive will open on November 1! Family profiles will be available until the end of November.

Last year, with the amazing support of our donors we were able to provide holiday gifts to over 300 families. As our holiday program has significantly grown, the human cost has become more than we can manage. Due to limited staffing and overwhelming administrative needs for the agency, we decided to run a very limited program this year. We hope to be back to normal next year.
We are still in need of your generous support, and the families participating in the Adopt-a-Family Program for the 2024 season are looking forward to providing their families with basic needs to get them through the holiday season. Donors are encouraged to adopt one family and provide that family with a robust adoption. We are hoping each family can be provided with overwhelming support during this very challenging time. Our Adopt a Family website will go live on November 1.

For many of the families we work with, the holidays can be an especially trying time. Years ago, Brighter Beginnings developed its Adopt-a-Family program to help make the holidays a less stressful and more joyous time for families in need by connecting them to the generosity of our donors.

How It Works

Through this ‘adoption’ process, low-income families are matched with a donor who purchases gifts and/or gift cards to provide seasonal gifts and necessities for the family. The donor drops the gifts off at one of our centers in Alameda or Contra Costa County and we distribute them to the adopted family. Here’s what you’ll need to do to participate:

1. Sign up through the Brighter Beginnings Adopt-a-Family website – all you need is an email address.
2. Once the program opens on November 1,  choose a drop-off location from your account page.
3. Browse through the families available for adoption.
4. Click the ‘Adopt this Family’ button once you find the family you would like to adopt.
5. Complete the contact information form to finalize the adoption.
6. Click ‘Adopt’ to receive a confirmation email.
7. Purchase gifts and/or gift cards to match the Family Profiles.
8. Drop your gifts off at your chosen drop location on your scheduled date.

Tools

To access the Family Profiles please go to the Brighter Beginnings Adopt-a-Family website.

To receive a tax deduction for your gifts, remember to bring a completed In Kind Donation Form when you drop off your gifts.

Drop Off Dates & Locations

  • Oakland Artthaus Center
    2744 East 11th Street, Suite H01
    Oakland, CA 94601
    510-437-8950
    Dec 11, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Dec 14, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
  • Family Health Clinic Richmond
    2727 Macdonald Avenue
    Richmond, CA 94804
    510-236-6990
    Dec 11, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
    Dec 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Family Health Clinic Downtown Antioch
    512 West 5th Street
    Antioch, CA 94509
    925-303-4780
    Dec 11, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
    Dec 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Questions?

Please contact our Adopt-a-Family superstar at aaf@brighter-beginnings.org

Please use the subject line AAF or Adopt-a-Family when you email questions to the staff.

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