{"id":3918,"date":"2025-10-28T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:23:37","slug":"help-make-the-holidays-brighter-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/help-make-the-holidays-brighter-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Make the Holidays Brighter for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3918\" class=\"elementor elementor-3918\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2726bab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2726bab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c792396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c792396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\" style=\"margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><p data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"210\"><strong data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"210\">Help Make the Holidays Brighter for Youth<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"210\">As the holiday season approaches, we invite you to help bring warmth and joy to young people in our community.<\/p><p data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"420\">This year, Face to Face is hosting two special holiday dinners for youth ages 14\u201324 at SafeZone:<\/p><ul data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"545\"><li data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"483\"><p data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"483\"><strong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"447\">Thanksgiving Dinner<\/strong> \u2014 Thursday, November 21, 1\u20134 p.m.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"545\"><p data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"545\"><strong data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"511\">Winter Holiday Dinner<\/strong> \u2014 Thursday, December 19, 1\u20134 p.m.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"698\">These celebrations offer more than just a festive meal \u2014 they provide connection, comfort, and a reminder that youth are not alone during the holidays.<\/p><p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"736\"><strong data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"736\">Here\u2019s how you can get involved:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1621\"><li data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"940\"><p data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"940\"><strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"753\">Volunteer<\/strong><br data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"756\" \/>Sign up to help at one or both events by greeting youth, helping with activities, or assisting with setup and cleanup.<br data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"877\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/UphWmCMUGH\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"940\">Volunteer Sign-Up Form<\/a><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1266\"><p data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1266\"><strong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"974\">Donate a Thanksgiving Dish<\/strong><br data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"977\" \/>Prepare and deliver a Thanksgiving meal item to SafeZone on November 21 at 12:30 p.m.<br data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1065\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C0C4DACAF23AAFBCF8-59315594-face\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1159\">Sign Up to Donate a Dish<\/a><br data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1162\" \/>OR<br data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1167\" \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/X9bmjzySsWUiqTtC1pMyRg\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1266\">Donate Funds to Purchase a Dish<\/a><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1461\"><p data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1461\"><strong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1300\">Donate via Amazon Wishlist<\/strong><br data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1303\" \/>Purchase items directly from our <a class=\"decorated-link\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #49c0b7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/2CK90SBGPB5I7?ref_=wl_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"940\">Amazon Wishlist<\/a> to help create holiday gift bags filled with thoughtful, youth-centered items.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1621\"><p data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1621\"><strong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1490\">Make a Financial Gift<\/strong><br data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1493\" \/>Support our holiday programming and year-round services with a donation at <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/face2face.org\/donate\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1620\">face2face.org\/donate<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1761\">All contributions help create affirming, joyful spaces where youth feel seen, valued, and supported during what can be a difficult season.<\/p><p data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1761\">If you have any questions about volunteering or donations for either event, please don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out to Elizabeth directly.<\/p><p data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1761\">Thank you,<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Elizabeth Vang<br \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: var(--go--font-size); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--go--color--background,0,0,100%); letter-spacing: var(--go--letter-spacing,normal);\">Community Engagement Coordinator<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: var(--go--font-size); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: var(--go--letter-spacing,normal); background-color: var(--go--color--background,0,0,100%);\">volunteer@face2face.org<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: var(--go--font-size); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: var(--go--letter-spacing,normal); background-color: var(--go--color--background,0,0,100%);\">651-772-5555<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: var(--go--font-size); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); 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This year, Face to Face is hosting two special holiday dinners for youth ages 14\u201324 at SafeZone: Thanksgiving Dinner \u2014 Thursday, November 21, 1\u20134 p.m. Winter Holiday Dinner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","hide_page_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donate","category-news","category-volunteer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3918"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3930,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918\/revisions\/3930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/face2face.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}