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The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) brings joy to the lives of disadvantaged children

Through your generosity, our relationships with wholesale distributors and in-kind donations from trusted corporations, ESF provides toys and gifts during the holiday season and other core essential supplies throughout the year to support positive social and emotional development and academic success. READ MORE >

BACK TO SCHOOL

Learning starts with supplies. Supply Atlanta’s kids for the school year when you support Kids in Need.

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HOLIDAY GIFTS

Help light up the holiday season. Santa’s Village helps families gift Atlanta’s kids every holiday season.

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OUR IMPACT

Count the Ways We Create Smiles

30,000

Student Supply
Kits

Each year ESF provides elementary, middle, and high-school Student Supply Kits filled with at least 16 core school supplies to 30,000 disadvantaged students.

SPONSOR A STUDENT

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$2.5 million +

total donations
received in 2020

More than 50% of our annual donations come from individuals.

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2,500

Teachers
served

Teachers from Title I schools throughout the metropolitan area rely on ESF’s Free Teacher Store to shop for much-needed school and classroom supplies throughout the year without having to spend their own funds.

SPONSOR A TEACHER

500+

JROTC Cadets

JROTC cadets from Atlanta area high schools come together during the holiday season to help raise funds for ESF’s Santa’s Village holiday gift program, providing toys and gifts to nearly 15,000 children.

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20,000

Holiday Wishes
Fulfilled

For nearly 100 years, ESF has provided Christmas toys and gifts to children who may not have received them otherwise – distributing over two million Holiday Gift Packages since 1927

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