For the last 26 years, a group of volunteers from local churches and the community have operated Christmas House to benefit families that utilize the services of Multi-Service Center’s food bank in Federal Way.

This year, the Christmas House volunteers have made the difficult decision not to continue with the program. Their decision was due, in part, to the many organizations providing the same service during the holidays in our community.

While Multi-Service Center will no longer be a distribution center for holiday gifts for children, the organization will still provide holiday food and is working with several other non-profits to provide Hope for the Holidays by providing holiday gifts for children of low-income or homeless families.

The community can purchase new, medium-sized toys, games, or gift cards for children ages 1 to 18 years. Gifts should be valued at $20 or more as this may be a child’s only gift. Gifts should be unwrapped and delivered to the information booth at The Commons at Federal Way, Multi-Service Center at 1200 S. 336th in Federal Way, or to any participating Hope for the Holidays collection sites by Dec. 12.