A Christmas Made Possible by Community Care

Thanks to a partnership between Catholic Charities and Care Moses Lake, a brighter Christmas was given to 75 children living across Moses Lake and Grant County. 

Through their Giving Tree project, Care Moses Lake placed six Christmas trees at area businesses (Red Door Café, Favored Farmhouse, WaFd Bank, Plume, and CJs Meats), offering the community a chance to really make a difference in a child’s life. From the trees, people selected tags with Christmas wishes of local children and purchased the gifts.

Many of those presents were for children from Catholic Charities Play and Learn Groups. Heidy Granados, Early Learning & Family Engagement Specialist, and group facilitator for Catholic Charities Play and Learn groups, was thrilled to partner with Care Moses Lake.

“Many of the families served through the Giving Tree program work in agriculture and have experienced the loss of a job. Some have lost family members, or have faced challenges due to recent immigration enforcement laws in our communities. This past Christmas, we really wanted to focus on supporting families most in need, and Care Moses Lake made that possible."

“The greatest reward was seeing the smiles on the children’s faces as they received their Christmas gifts,” she says. “The generosity of the community gave these children a Christmas to remember.”

Learn more about our Play and Learn Groups in Grant County and throughout Central Washington! Playing with your child is not only fun, it is one of the most important ways you can nurture their development. There are no rules when it comes to play and you don’t need fancy toys to interact and have fun with your child. Our groups are open to children 0-5 and a parent or guardian, it is free to join and we have play groups throughout the Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, and Okanogan counties. Contact us at: https://catholiccharitiescw.org/services/play-and-learn

More about Care Moses Lake: 

Care Moses Lake is a 501(c)3 that supports other not-for-profits serving the community. What began as a small group of people making sandwiches for the hungry in 2017 has since grown a network of volunteers stepping up to help non-profits in Grant County fulfil their missions.

Mission: To provide assistance to local non-profits to fulfill their missions and to promote giving back to the community.

Vision: Providing opportunities for people to volunteer, give back and make them aware of local and non-profit organization’s needs.