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Eighth Annual 2026 Hall is Home for Kids Christmas is Back

Christmas Elves Are Needed Now More Than Ever

How To Get Involved – Activities & Sponsorships

🎄 Hall Is Home for Kids Christmas – 8 Years of Magic

For eight incredible years, Hall Is Home for Kids has made Christmas shine for foster children and youth in Hall County—along with many kinship care and newly reunited families who need extra love during the holidays.

This year, you can help create that magic. We’re seeking Christmas Elf Sponsors for:

  • Children ages infant–12: Each child shares a wish list of four items valued at $125.00 (lists are provided to each sponsor).

  • Youth ages 13–18+: We ask Youth Sponsors to provide a $125.00 VISA gift card (based on feedback from youth they like to shop for themselves).

Becoming an Elf Sponsor is a simple act that delivers enormous joy. Use the link below to sign up and make Christmas unforgettable for a foster child or teen who needs it most.

🎄 Festival of Trees – Become a Tree Sponsor for our Christmas Celebration Party

On Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the Gainesville Civic Center, Hall is Home for Kids will hold its Christmas Celebration Party for our foster children, youth, and families—and showcase our beloved Festival of Trees, now in its fifth year.

The Festival of Trees has become a highlight of the day, filling the room with wonder as families admire each beautifully decorated tree. This year, our goal is 15 Sponsored Trees.

Each Tree Sponsor provides:

  • A $350 donation to Hall Is Home for Kids Christmas (donation receipts provided)

  • Decorations (non-glass ornaments, tree skirt, and tree topper) – a six-foot lighted tree is provided to the sponsor.

  • Each sponsor is provided signage with your name or logo displayed beside your tree.

Most importantly, after the celebration, the decorated trees are gifted to kinship care families and families recently reunited—adding warmth, beauty, and hope to their homes during the holidays.

This is a perfect opportunity for businesses, churches, and civic groups to make a meaningful impact in the lives of these families.

Please consider becoming a Tree Sponsor using the link below.

 

Below are the links to the forms to sign up as a Christmas Elf for a Child’s Christmas List or Youth Gift Card, as well as the Festival of Trees sponsorship. Deadlines for becoming a part of our Christmas magic this year are provided.

          Sponsorship Category         Deadline to Sign Up                   Registration Form Link

Child’s Christmas List Sponsor – (Valued at $125.00)

Or

Youth VISA Gift Card – (Valued at $125.00)

 November 6, 2026

Child’s Christmas List or Youth Gift Card Sponsor Form

https://form.jotform.com/262263281585158
Sign up as a Festival of Trees Sponsor November 23, 2026

Festival of Trees Sponsorship Sponsor Form

https://form.jotform.com/262262946457163

 

Thank you for supporting our efforts for Hall is Home for Kids Christmas 2026!

About Us

. . .OUR HISTORY

Hall is Home for Kids is an initiative of the nationally recognized Refined By Fire Ministries, Inc.  Founded in 1989 by Michael and Elain Ellerbe and their daughter, Ari, the organization was incorporated in 1995 as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with an initial mission to provide faith-based programming in adult and juvenile correctional facilities and assisting under-resourced populations.

Hall is Home for Kids Christmas was birthed in response to the growing needs of our local child welfare community, particularly those children in the custody of the Hall County Department of Family and Children Services. In addition, Hall is Home for Kids Christmas makes it a priority to mobilize community partners to meet the needs of the local foster care community and families impacted by the child welfare system.   Under the scope of the Hall is Home for Kids Christmas initiative, employees of the Hall County Department of Family and Children Services have worked cooperatively alongside other stakeholders in the child welfare system, including judges, Court Appointed Special Advocates, attorneys, foster parents, birth families, and other local private and public partners to work cooperatively to secure resources to improve the well-being of children in foster care.

While each of these organizations and individuals have worked tirelessly for many years to ensure that all children in the custody of Hall County DFCS have an abundant and joyful Christmas, these dedicated and committed groups banded together for the inaugural activities under the umbrella of Hall is Home for Kids Christmas in 2019.  By streamlining and coordinating efforts, our foster and relative care communities will be better served in future years.

OUR GOAL
Since 2019, Hall is Home for Kids efforts have been very successful through our Hall is Home for Kids Christmas project.  Over that time Hall is Home for Kids has coordinated resources that have allowed us to provide Christmas gifts for over 5,000 foster children and youth as well as providing gift cards for caretaker families to help with Holiday meals and other needs.  Additionally, throughout the year, we have provided resources for reunified families and caretaker families.  Hall is Home hosted for the first time a celebration event in 2019 and once again in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 for all foster and relative caretakers and the children in their care.   In 2026, we will once again hold the Christmas Celebration Party and provide gifts for Christmas wish lists for approximately 350 children and youth in the custody of Hall County DFCS, those in relative care served by DFCS and CASA, and many in the care of their biological parents who have worked hard to preserve and reunify their families.   We hope you will join us in reaching our goal this year by becoming either a Christmas List or Youth Gift Card Sponsor or Festival of Trees sponsor (or all three!!!).

Let’s partner together in 2026 to make Christmas this year the most magical

one for all foster children and youth in Hall County.

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