The Appeal collects and distributes Christmas toys and gifts for families in need across Northern Ireland.

All gifts must be new and unwrapped and sustainable for children and young people from tiny tots to teenagers.

Family gifts of board games and tins of sweets are always welcome and teenagers always appreciate gift tokens, CDs and toiletries.

In order to enable the charities to pack and distribute the gifts in time for Christmas, we would ask that all gifts be left at collection points by Monday, 15 December 2008.

Find your nearest collection point

If you feel you would be eligible for support from The Family Appeal contact your local social worker, health visitor or The Family Appeal office at 028 9031 5653 for guidance notes and an application form which must be returned by Wednesday 10th December.

Links:

Salvation Army

Society of St Vincent de Paul