Adopting a Family
Each year, over 60 percent of our Christmas Connection families are adopted by members of the community. This is an excellent opportunity for families, offices, and clubs to participate!
To adopt, complete the adoption request form, and our Adoption team will assign you a family that meets your specifications. You will receive details about the family/individual, including their wish list. We ask that you fulfill the request as much as your budget permits.
We encourage groups, teams, and businesses to adopt a medium to large-size family.
How Does It Work?
Complete and submit an electronic request to Adopt a Family. You may indicate the desired size of the family, and any special requests such as small children, elderly, disabled, etc., on your submission form.
You may also indicate whether you wish to deliver the gifts to the family or would prefer to bring them to the Christmas Connection site. Not all cases are available for direct delivery. After you submit your adoption request, our Adoption Team will review your submission and match you with a family/individual that aligns as closely as possible with your requested specifications. You will be sent contact information and the wish list for your adopted family/individual via email. Once you have shopped for your family, you will either deliver the gifts to the family or bring the gifts to the Christmas Connection Operations Site for delivery by the social workers.
Gifts that are not being delivered directly to the families/individuals must be brought to the Christmas Connection Operations Site by December 10, 2025.
Direct Delivery
You may request a family you can deliver to directly; however, not all families are eligible for direct delivery. The social worker makes this determination and cannot be changed. Approved direct deliveries must be arranged with the head of household contact by December 11, 2025. Be sure to notify adoptionsforcc@cc.ptdiocese.org of the agreed-upon delivery date. The Christmas Connection adoption team needs to ensure that all adoptions are complete before site operations close for the season. Upon completion of your delivery, please notify Christmas Connection that the delivery has been completed by using our contact form or by calling (850) 665-3852.
Change of Plans
If, for any reason, you are unable to proceed with the adoption or delivery, please notify us as soon as possible by emailing adoptionsforcc@cc.ptdiocese.org. We should be notified no later than December 11. Our site closes on December 18, 2025, and we will not be able to assist at that point.
Adoption Signups
Adoption sign-ups for this holiday season will be available in late October.
