Need a little Christmas help? We know firsthand how frustrating it is when you can’t provide your kiddos with a huge holiday celebration. Sometimes, financial stress can make the holidays downright stressful and depressing. Fortunately, there are agencies that can help!
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Although we’ve written about the five primary agencies that assist with Christmas across the United States, there are countless smaller, local agencies that also assist with this desperate need.
If you don’t see your city/county listed below, leave us a comment and let us know!
In order to help your family have the best possible holiday season, we’ve enlisted a help of some additional researchers to find what Christmas resources exist in your local communities! Once you’ve made your request, we’ll forward it to our researchers. Once they’re done, we’ll leave a comment here and let you know what they’ve found!
Each list includes a mix of free gifts and free food that will help your family make the most of your holiday season.
Happy holidays!
-Nicole
Here’s what we’ve researched in Maryland so far:
Baltimore
If you live on a low income in Baltimore, then you need to see this list! We’ve found over a dozen agencies that can help you this holiday season. Click here to find free Christmas gifts and food in Baltimore!
Washington County (Hagerstown)
Before we began researching this list by county, we started out researching by city. That quickly became unsustainable. That’s why we have information on Hagerstown and not the surrounding area. If you need help in a different part of Washington County, let us know and we’ll get that on our research list.
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Nicole Thelin
Nicole leads the Low Income Relief team with over 20 years of professional research and writing experience. Nicole started Low Income Relief after a personal experience with poverty. When her husband was medically discharged from the US Army, their family experienced tremendous financial hardship. Nicole was able to gather help from multiple community agencies and move into a nearby low income housing unit in just two weeks! Since then, Nicole has been dedicated to helping low income families in crisis. She regularly spends hundreds of hours combing through countless resources to make sure that Low Income Relief has the most comprehensive and complete resource directories on the internet today. Prior to starting Low Income Relief, Nicole worked as a novelist, journalist, ghostwriter and content creator. Her work has been featured in various print and online publications, including USA Today, eHow, Livestrong, Legal Beagle, The Daily Herald, The Chronicle and more.
Fidelia
Monday 21st of November 2022
Is there a location for Prince George's county
Catherine Marucci
Tuesday 22nd of November 2022
Hi Fidelia. If the above resources are not helpful in your case, then it may be worth calling 211 to see if there is anything else they can suggest in your area.
Erin Benson
Friday 4th of November 2022
I have a 6 yr and 16 yr old there father had heart failure I live in cecil County and don't have transportation where can I get help cause last year I tried toys for tots and was told son was to old and the person doing the toys for tots was taken the toys and giving them to her kids or her friends kids
Catherine Marucci
Saturday 5th of November 2022
Hi Erin. That's terrible! You can try calling 211. They usually know about what's available in local areas.
Evelyn Matthews
Friday 27th of November 2020
I live in columbia, md howard county and i didn't see it on the list.
Hannah Benge
Monday 7th of December 2020
This is on our research list and we hope to find something! In the meantime you can check this out https://youtu.be/UDx9ISmIlAg -Hannah
Irene Butcher
Wednesday 23rd of October 2019
What about CALVERT COUNTY, MD ? I'm 60 and my husband and I are both disabled.We only get $ 1,100. a month for both of us. We only get $54. in food stamps . Don't own anything except a 2005 vehicle that's in need of a transmission. We went months w/ o Car insurance and now have to pay for not only car ins. But also now a monthly fine of $75. to MVA. We have no food or extra money for anything. The 2 pantries ( only allowed to go to,, they go by address ) are open 1 day for the one and times 3-6 pm..and 2days for other ...times 10am-2pm.....ANYWAYS.. I'm worrying about that and my Grandchildren for the holidays... What can you find for Southern Calvert County, around Lusby ,MD ?
Riley Thomson
Thursday 24th of October 2019
Irene, I'm sorry to hear things are so rough right now. I went ahead and added Calvert County to our research list. In the meantime, Here are some resources for families that receive food stamps. I hope this helps. -Riley
Blanche Boyer
Wednesday 16th of October 2019
I just lost my husband . Are there resources (for I have very limited money ) for Christmas/gifts? Thank you , Blamche
Riley Thomson
Thursday 24th of October 2019
Blanche, I'm so sorry for your loss. Here is a link to our Christmas Help page. Be sure to click on the links within the article for more information on the resources and how to apply. I hope this helps. -Riley