All of the charities that we have selected to support are family- and children-focused, which fits our community's commitment to making the world a better place for the children.

“[Our agency] is so very grateful that [Operation ELF] decided to adopt us again ... [Your] donations were incredible. Of course, we're now sitting on the edge of our seats to watch those elves do it again... Your donations will always provide a wonderful Christmas for our guests and their children, who would otherwise have very little.”

~Faye Grace

In 2009, Operation ELF New England is supporting:

Brattleboro Retreat
The oldest treatment center in America for treating drug and substance dependant kids and adolescents. The kids are wards of the state.

Children‘s Services of Roxbury
Children‘s Services of Roxbury has provided a broad spectrum of high quality services and programs to economically disadvantaged infants, children, adolescents, and their families for more than 30 years.

Community Advocacy Program
CAP works with other children’s services and takes any leftover presents that Operation ELF may have to provide for their children.

Council for Social Concern
Community based agency responding to basic needs of people in the Metro North area ― we are collecting food goods for holiday dinners.

Cradles to Crayons
C2C pursues a simple mission—to put new and gently-used children's essentials into the hands of Massachusetts families who need them most. From strollers and car seats to books and clothing, they provide items that enrich the lives of children and the people who love them. C2C serves children in need in the greater Boston area by collecting and distributing (free of charge) new and gently used children's items.

Grace Renaissance Academic Studies Program
Grace Renaissance offers fter-school programs in Dorchester, MA for at-risk kids.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service
JFCS helps individuals and families of all ages through human service and health care programs that reflect Jewish values of social responsibility and concern for all members of the community no matter what their religious or cultural background.

Nashua Childrens Home
An orphanage in Southern New Hampshire that provides care and stability to boys and girls unable to remain with their families, many of whom had to be removed from unsafe homes.

Suitcases4Kids
Community service organization embracing the needs of children moving into or out of state care, any type of shelter or homeless environment and providing them with a suitcase for their personal belongings so that children gain a sense of dignity and help to create a better world.

Transition House
New England’s first ransitional shelter for families and children who are moving from homelessness to self-sufficiency. The families we support often arrive with nothing but the clothes the left with. Kids range from infant to pre-teen.

Victory House ― NEVS
Victory House is the New England Shelter for Homeless Vets. The grandfathers and uncles who would otherwise be unable to provide for their children receive support in buying some of those gifts.

Victory Programs
An outstanding program focusing on getting disadvantaged people back on track by teaching life skills from gardening to trades. The children are those in their current homeless shelters.

The Wish Project
Provides household goods to those who cannot afford them. This is a collection drive.