This year there are many ways to give back to our community for the holidays.

Adopt-A-Family / Amazon Wish List / Giving Trees

If you are interested in Adopting a Family or hosting a Giving Tree at your Business
please contact Lynsi Polanco: LynsiP@familyess.org

Adopt A Family

Below you will find wish lists to select from. The lists range in family size. New families are added regularly. Please check back! Once you decide on a family (or families) to support, please scroll to the form below. Once submitted, we will contact you with more details on next steps.
(Click the orange family code to view to their wish list)

If you would like to adopt a family:
Contact Lynsi lynsip@familyess.org with the family code (ex. PS1234) of the family you would like to adopt. We will then remove the family from selection on this page. Please plan on delivering your gifts no later than Friday, December 18.

When preparing to drop off gifts, please package the gifts in boxes or bags. Please mark the family name on the bag/box. We ask that you schedule gift drop-offs so we can ensure staff are available to greet you and accept your gifts. We do ask that you do not wrap the gifts. We encourage you to include gift-wrapping materials so the parent can wrap gifts for their family. All families can use gift cards for gasoline, food, and other household necessities.

FESS is not accepting new families to be adopted at this time. All adoptable families are current FESS clients with caseworkers in our Basic Needs, Kinship, P4P, or PCAP programs

Available Adopt-A-Families will be updated here in November 2026

Giving Trees

Support local businesses and families in need this holiday season! Here are some local businesses which are displaying FESS Giving Trees. Visit a location, pull a tag, and bring back the item on the tag to meet the needs of a local family.

List of Giving Tree locations:

  • Coming Soon

Amazon Wish List

If would like to help members of our community meet their holiday needs you can purchase items off our Amazon wish list. When you check out, simply select FESS- Holiday Adoptions as the address and the items will ship directly to us!

Click Here to View the Amazon Wish List

Coat and Sock Drive

Every year FESS partners with local businesses to collect coats to distribute to families in need in Thurston, Lewis, Mason, and Grays Harbor Counties

Click Here to View the Full List of Participating Locations