Community Action Network

Holiday Wishlist Eligibility

Eligible families either live and/or participate in CAN's programs related to the following communities:

• Completing this form does not guarantee that CAN will be able to provide your family with holiday gifts, though CAN does its best to match you and your child or children's preferences with potential donors.

• Each gift must be valued at $25 or less. When listing a clothing item, please include the expected size of the child in mid-December.

• Due to funding and resource limitations, participation is limited to specific CAN service areas and neighborhoods.

Check your eligibility to sign up for CAN's Holiday Wishlist:

Arrowwood Hills Community Center

2566 Arrowwood Trail

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

The Salvation Army of Washtenaw County - Sign up will be open October 4 - October 31, 2021

• Sign up for gifts and toys for children 0-18 years of age

• Please have the following available:

  • Photo ID of all adults in the Household​

  • Proof of Washtenaw County Residency (lease or mortgage statement)

  • Proof of each Dependent in the Household (Birth certificate AND social security card or school records or guardianship papers or insurance cards, or updated immunization records or mail with dependent's name) 

Wendi Smith, Ypsilanti Social Service Center

wendi.smith@usc.salvationarmy.org

734-482-4700 / 734-548-6591 (direct desk)

Cherish McVey, Ann Arbor Office

cherish.mcvey@usc.salvationarmy.org

734-668-8353

Washtenaw County DHHS Holiday Assistance Program

From October 18, 2021 to November 5, 2021 we will be accepting applications for our 2021 Holiday Assistance Program. Please fill out this application to the best of your ability.

If you need assistance filling out the application or have any questions feel free to contact us at MDHHS-Washtenaw-Holiday-Assistance@michigan.gov or at (734) 481-2014. Please allow us 48 hours to respond to emails and voicemails.

**During the application period, we will have someone in the lobby to assist with the application Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. and Fridays 1 P.M. - 5 P.M, except October 29th.

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MDHHS

22 Center Street

Ypsilanti, MI 48198

DTE Gift of Energy 

• Help someone you know by paying all or a portion of their DTE Energy bill

• You can use the Gift of Energy for:

  • A charitable donation to someone in need​

  • Holiday gifts

  • Relatives living on a fixed income

  • Children living away from home

Shop With A Cop

• Each child receives:

  • A winter coat, hat, gloves, blanket, backpack, toothbrush, and toothpaste

  • $100-$150 to spend on gifts

  • $100-$150 gift card to local Washtenaw County restaurants

  • $25 gas card