CHRISTMAS BOX INTERNATIONAL
3660 S WEST TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841154441 www.thechristmasbox.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CHRISTMAS BOX INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS. OUR MOTTO IS SIMPLE: EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHILDHOOD. PROVIDED RESOURCES TO 9,155 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR FACED HOMELESSNESS IN UTAH AND IN 4 COUNTRIES IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERING CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES AND CHARITIES SERVING CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS.

THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES SUPPORT SERVICES: THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES (CBH) IN SALT LAKE, OGDEN, AND MOAB, UT WERE CREATED AND BUILT BY CBI TO PARTNER WITH UTAH'S STATE AND COUNTY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES IN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN ENTERING STATE'S CUSTODY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE, ASSESSMENT, HEALTH, THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES, AND BOOK NOOKS STOCKED WITH NEW BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN. THESE FACILITIES OFFER A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ABUSE AND NEGLECT OR ABANDONMENT OFTEN SERVING SIBLING GROUPS, CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS, AND CHILDREN WITH MORE SEVERE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES UNTIL A LONGER-TERM PLACEMENT CAN BE FOUND IN KINSHIP OR FOSTER CARE. - 807 CHILDREN ASSISTED THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND COUNTY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES WHO PROVIDE THE DIRECT CARE WITHIN THESE SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY CHILDREN'S SHELTERS. MOAB CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE/FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER STATISTICS: - 102 TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED - 986 TOTAL DAYS OF CARE - 3.12 AVERAGE OF DAYS CHILDREN WERE IN PLACEMENT - 277 VOLUNTEER HOURS BY 36 VOLUNTEERS SALT LAKE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE STATISTICS: - 398 TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED - 5,831 TOTAL DAYS OF CARE - 15 AVERAGE OF DAYS CHILDREN WERE IN PLACEMENT - 297 VOLUNTEER HOURS DONATED BY 93 VOLUNTEERS OGDEN CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE STATISTICS: - 302 CHILDREN SERVED - 5,442 TOTAL DAYS OF CARE - 14.87 AVERAGE OF DAYS CHILDREN WERE IN PLACEMENT - 224 VOLUNTEER HOURS DONATED BY 86 VOLUNTEERS TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED AT THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES: 807 AN ADDITIONAL 242 YOUTH SERVED THROUGH THE SALT LAKE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE AT THE SALT LAKE COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES' SHELTER GROUP HOME ON THE SAME CAMPUS. VOLUNTEERS: - MOAB CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE: 36 VOLUNTEERS; 277 HOURS - SALT LAKE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE: 93 VOLUNTEERS; 297 HOURS - OGDEN CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE: 86 VOLUNTEERS; 224 HOURS - BOARD MEMBERS: 16 MEMBERS; 449 HOURS - UTAH VALLEY: 8 VOLUNTEERS; 16 HOURS - PROJECT ELF: 84 VOLUNTEERS; 290 HOURS - EVENTS: 25 VOLUNTEERS; 349 HOURS - OTHER PROJECTS: 3 VOLUNTEERS; 12 HOURS TOTAL VOLUNTEERS: 351 VOLUNTEERS; 1,914 HOURS OF ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND CBI PROJECTS.

THE CHRISTMAS BOX ROOMS: OUR TEN CHRISTMAS BOX RESOURCE ROOMS ARE STOCKED WITH NEW DONATED CHILD AND YOUTH ITEMS INCLUDING CLOTHING, BEDDING, BABY ITEMS, SCHOOL AND HYGIENE KITS, BOOKS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND TOYS. WE ALSO SHARE ITEMS WITH THREE FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE ROOMS. THESE RESOURCES SERVE CHILDREN AND TEENS STAYING AT THE CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSES, SLCO YOUTH SERVICES SHELTER GROUP HOME AND MILESTONE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM HOMES, YOUTH CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE AND AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, CHILDREN RECEIVING IN-HOME SERVICES, CHILDREN BEING RAISED BY RELATIVES, AND CHILDREN BEING SERVICED INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH PARTNERING NONPROFITS. THE CHRISTMAS BOX RESOURCE ROOMS (CBR) ARE SUPPORTED BY THE VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. BY MAKING THESE NEW DONATIONS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE, NEGLECT OR FACED HOMELESSNESS, THESE RESOURCE ROOMS EASE THE FINANCIAL COSTS ON FOSTER FAMILIES, KINSHIP PLACEMENTS AND AT-RISK YOUNG ADULTS STARTING THEIR JOURNEY INTO ADULTHOOD. CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS SERVED THROUGH THE CBRS: - SALT LAKE CBR: 408 - OGDEN CBR: 353 - MOAB CBR: 202 - SALT LAKE SHELTER GROUP HOME CBR: 242 - JOURNEYUP PROJECT CBR: 20 YOUNG ADULTS - SANDY DCFS CBR: 59 - PROVO DCFS CBR: 253 - AMERICAN FORK DCFS CBR: 100 - SALEM DCFS CBR: 55 - OREM DCFS TRANSITION TO ADULT LIVING (TAL) CBR: 42 YOUNG ADULTS TOTAL CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS SERVED BY CBRS: 1,734 INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH PARTNERING CHILDREN'S CHARITIES WHERE OUR CBR RESOURCES WERE SHARED WITH CHILDREN IN COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU, KENYA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, AND INDIA. CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS: - EAGLE CONDOR HUMANITARIAN: 300 - EDUCATION FOR GENERATIONS: 380 TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED INTERNATIONALLY BY CBRS: 680 TOTAL IN-KIND DONATIONS OF NEW CHILDREN, TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT ITEMS GENERATED FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE CBRS: 508,847.91. THE CHRISTMAS BOX RESOURCE ROOMS ALSO PROVIDED RESOURCES TO 39 PARTNERING CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES, AND CHILDREN'S CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS: SALT LAKE REGION DYS-SALT LAKE COUNTY DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES(14 PROGRAMS): CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE, SHELTER GROUP HOME, IN-HOME SERVICES, THERAPISTS, MILESTONE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM HOMES(3), AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, FAMILY RESOURCE FACILITATORS, CRISIS RESIDENTIAL, TEEN CLASSROOM, CHILDREN'S CLASSROOM, AND FAMILY ASSESSMENT & STABILIZATION TEAM (FAST) DCFS-UTAH STATE DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: (8 PROGRAMS) IN-HOME SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, OUT-OF-HOME/FOSTER CARE, KINSHIP, POST-ADOPT, TRANSITION TO ADULT LIVING (TAL) RESOURCE ROOM, TAL REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PRELIMINARY PLACEMENTS ASIAN ASSOCIATION-YOUTH TRAFFICKING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS UTAH CHILDREN'S SERVICE SOCIETY (3 PROGRAMS): GRANDFAMILIES, ADOPTION, IN-HOME POINT IN TIME: HOMELESS YOUTH SALT LAKE FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE ROOM UTAH COMMUNITY ACTION UTAH FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA UTAH YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER (2 PROGRAMS): HOMELESS YOUTH AND MENTORING YOUTH JAIL NORTHERN REGION DCFS (10 PROGRAMS): OGDEN CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE PROGRAM, IN-HOME SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, OUT-OF-HOME/FOSTER CARE, KINSHIP, POST-ADOPT, PRELIMINARY PLACEMENTS, TRANSITION TO ADULT LIVING (TAL) RESOURCE ROOM AND REGIONAL ACTIVITIES ARCHWAY YOUTH SERVICES BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS GRANDFAMILIES, NORTHERN REGION LANTERN HOUSE OGDEN FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE ROOM YOUTH FUTURES WESTERN REGION DCFS (9 PROGRAMS): IN-HOME SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, OUT-OF- HOME/FOSTER CARE, KINSHIP, POST-ADOPT, TRANSITION TO ADULT LIVING (TAL) RESOURCE ROOM AND REGIONAL ACTIVITIES GRANDFAMILIES, WESTERN REGION UTAH VALLEY FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE ROOM EASTERN REGION DCFS: IN-HOME SERVICES GRAND COUNTY FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER MOAB CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE SOUTHWEST REGION DCFS: IN-HOME SERVICES INTERNATIONAL EAGLE CONDOR HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION FOR GENERATIONS

THE JOURNEYUP PROJECT SERVING YOUNG ADULTS AGES 14-22 YEARS WHO EITHER AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE OR FACE HOMELESSNESS, AN AT-RISK POPULATION WHO HAVE LITTLE OR NO SUPPORT IN THEIR LIVES, THE JOURNEYUP PROJECT ASSISTS YOUTH IN ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR MOVE-IN KITS AS THEY TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD TO THEIR FIRST APARTMENT ON THEIR OWN, AND SUPPORTS RECREATIONAL AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES AIMED AT FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF INCLUSIVE SUPPORT WITH POSITIVE PEER-TO-PEER INTERACTIONS. JOURNEYUP PROJECT YOUTH SERVED: - SALT LAKE AREA: 571 - OGDEN AREA: 105 - UTAH COUNTY AREA: 93 TOTAL YOUNG ADULTS SERVED: 769

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