Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program

Donor Form

THANK YOU for considering adopting one of our families for Christmas. Each family that MFCAA pairs with a donor is making the ultimate commitment to our future by caring for the abused and neglected children of our community. Most of these families have opened every bed in their house in an effort to provide love and stability for their children, and that often creates a financial strain on the family. They greatly appreciate the generosity of people and organizations like you and yours, that help them provide a Merry Christmas for the children in their care.

Please read the following information before filling out the form below.

PLEASE SIGN UP NO LATER THAN NOV. 24. If this is a problem, please let us know and we will work with you to make other arrangements.We request that each donor provide at least two gifts for each child, but the number of items you provide is at your discretion.
We have asked that all gifts requested by our families be reasonably priced ($30 or less).
If you do not have the time or resources to purchase presents, you can sponsor children through monetary donations.
If your organization has enough people, or enough foot traffic, to support an angel tree, we can provide cards with children's names and Christmas requests for you to hang on a tree (with the intention that each child will be adopted by a person/family).
We hope to provide several drop-off locations throughout the KC-metro area, in an effort to make drop-offs as easy as possible for you. If your organization has enough parking lot space for a UHaul truck and a couple of drop-off vehicles, as well as a small lobby/reception area with a table and two chairs, please let us know. If you are willing, we may utilize it during our drop-off times.
Drop-off times are not yet set, but will most likely be the first few days of December.
If you are a family or small organization and only have the resources to adopt a couple of people, that's great, we do have a few families with 2-4 people (1 or 2 parents, and 1 to 3 kids).
If you are a large organization with the resources to adopt more than one family, please fill out a form for each family (for instance, one for a family of 6 and one for a family of 10). Most families are 5-6 people (one or two parents, and 4 or 5 kids), but we do have families of 10+ (and a few of 15+).
We will deliver all items to all families. However, some donors prefer to deliver gifts to their family themselves. We ask all families if they are comfortable meeting the donor. If you want to meet the family, and the family agrees, it is fine to deliver the presents. If the family does not agree, you will not be able to deliver the gifts to them (there are some privacy issues with foster and adopted children that will not allow the family to meet the donor).
We have a special need for donors who are willing to adopt teenagers. If you are willing to adopt teenagers, please make sure to check that box in the form below (you can check more than one box, so you can adopt smaller children in addition to the teenagers).
You are able to request genders and ages for your families, and we will do our best to match your children/family as closely as possible. However, in some cases in may be impossible to match your request exactly (ex: a 9-year old girl and a 4-year old boy... we may not have any families that match that description).
You will be able to request children only, rather than an entire family, if you prefer that option.
You will be matched with a family as quickly as a family that closely matchers your requests signs up. Your family's information will be mailed to you, along with drop-off dates and locations. Please feel free to call with questions (816-350-0215) or email us.

DONOR FORM

Company/Group Name

Contact Person

Street

City

State

Zip

Phone

Best Contact Phone Email

Do you want to deliver your gifts to the family/children you adopt? Yes No

Where did you hear about MFCAA's Christmas Program?:

Participated Last Year

MFCAA Newsletter

From a Member (foster/adoptive parent)

Website/Internet Search

Newspaper

Other

I want to adopt a family/children for Christmas , and will complete the Family Request section below.

I'd like more information on making a monetary donation to the Christmas Program.

I'd like to have an angel tree at my organization, and would like to have children on the tree.

My organization parking lot and lobby/reception area are available to be used as a drop-off location.

FAMILY REQUEST (please choose one: "Family" or "Children Only")

Adopt a Family - Many families greatly appreciate small household items such as laundry detergent and cleaning supplies, and some are in need of items such as bath towels and small kitchen appliances. If you would like to adopt a family, you will receive a list of "Family" needs and wants, as well as the children's needs and wants (it is your choice to provide as few or as many of the family wants as you are comfortable purchasing).

# of People # of Children
If you list a large number of people, and we have two families that total that number, is it OK to give you more than one family? Yes No

Age of Children (choose as many as are applicable): No Preference Toddler (baby-4 yrs) Youth (5-10 yrs)
Preteen (11-13 yrs) Teen (14-18 yrs)

Gender of Children: No Preference M F

-OR-

Adopt Children Only

# of Children

Age of Children (choose as many as are applicable): No Preference Toddler (baby-4 yrs) Youth (5-10 yrs)
Preteen (11-13 yrs) Teen (14-18 yrs)

Gender of Children: No Preference M F

Notes/Special Requests

Please Choose One:
I dot not wish to participate if my request cannot be matched exactly.

I am comfortable letting staff match me as closely as possible with my requested family/children.

Thank you again! We will send a confirmation email within 5 days of submission.

Drop Off Dates/Locations

Wednesday, Dec 3, 10a-4p
Space Center Executive Park/Storage Facility* at 1500 West Geospace Dr (Independence)

Thursday, Dec 4, 10a-4p

Space Center Executive Park/Storage Facility* at 1500 West Geospace Dr (Independence)

Thursday, Dec 4, 10a-2p

First Church of the Nazarene/ 119th & State Line Rd

- we will have a UHaul parkeingin the lot (you will be able to see us from the road)

Wednesday, Dec 10, 10a-4p

Space Center Executive Park/Storage Facility* at 1500 West Geospace Dr (Independence)

If you need to schedule a drop-off time other that those available at the Storage Facility (as listed above) please call us at 816-350-0215 by Nov. 25 - as we will be at the warehouse the first week of December, we will be unable to take your calls (there is no cell phone coverage there). If you have an emergency between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5th, you can leave a message with the MFCAA staff member that remains at the office (816-350-0215), but we will most likely not get that message until late afternoons/evenings.

* Directions to the Storage Facility in Independence:

I-70 to

291 North to

Independence Ave (turn Right/East)... Independence Ave is about 4 miles past the I-70, 291 Interchange

Follow Independence Ave toward the big blue sign, and go Left at the sign (into the East/West "tunnel")

You will follow the drive into the "tunnel"/underground - inside the tunnel, follow the One Way signs (the signs will lead you to the right)

Several yards after the first One Way sign, you will see a loading dock on the right (the loading dock is about .2 miles past the big blue sign)

You can pull right up to the dock to unload your gifts. Please don't block other vehicles when pulling into the dock area. There are also parking spaces along the right wall (you will see them immediately as you veer right at the One Way signs) where you can park and either carry your gifts to the dock (if you can carry them), or wait a few minutes for a space to open up in the unloading area.