Family Giving Tree Interview
The Bay Area of California is home to Silicon Valley’s megacorporations; it has long been a place where the wealthiest and most successful Americans congregate. But it also has one of the largest wealth disparities of anywhere in the world.
Family Giving Tree donates school equipment and holiday gifts to underprivileged Bay Area Children.
Find out how you can change a family’s outlook and give them hope and comfort for the future.
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June 7, 2021
How Can We Uplift And Delight Impoverished Bay Area Children?
#236 Great.com Talks With… Family Giving Tree
More than four hundred thousand underprivileged kids live in the Bay Area of California. Families from some of the region’s poorest neighborhoods find themselves isolated, disenfranchised and in a world far from the glitz and glamor California is known for. In this episode we talked with Jennifer Cullenbine from Family Giving Tree about the importance of supporting these families.
A Small Gift Goes A Long Way
Family Giving Tree runs two generous programs to help poor Bay Area families. Many kids miss out on the magic of the giving season while their peers receive Christmas gifts. The Holiday Wish Drive involves asking impoverished kids what they want from Santa and bringing it to them for Christmas.
The Back-to-School Drive is about donating basic school supplies such as pencils, school books and backpacks. A good education is the number one way to break the cycle of poverty; equipping these children helps them fit in at school and makes their educational journey smoother.
Jennifer explains that Family Giving Tree’s real value lies in its powerful emotional impact. These gestures show that we care about poorer families, value them as part of our community and are willing to give our time and our resources to help them.
Listen to the whole interview to hear about Family Giving Tree’s journey to success and how one lucky phone call helped it get off the ground. Family Giving Tree also welcomes donations, which so far have put a smile on two million kids’ faces.
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