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In-Kind Giving

Bringing Joy to Crossnore’s Children This Holiday Season

When you’re young, even small things can feel enormous: tying your shoes for the first time, walking into a new classroom, finding a friend, finishing your first chapter book. For children in foster care, those everyday milestones arrive alongside much bigger ones. Many have had to leave their homes, their families, and everything that once felt familiar.

This holiday season, we’re inviting you to help Crossnore Communities for Children surround these children with care in whatever way you can. A gift of any size can bring comfort, spark joy, and remind a child that their community sees them. Sometimes, it really is the little things that make all the difference.

Here are a few ways to help.

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Avery-Crossnore Communities for Children
100 DAR Dr
Newland, NC  286567

Hendersonville-Crossnore Communities for Children 
1410 Greenville HWY
Hendersonville, NC 28792-6215

WS-Crossnore Communities for Children
1001 Reynolda RD
Winston-Salem, NC 27104-3245

Children in Crossnore’s community-based programs have each created their own wish lists. When you sign up, you’ll receive a complete list for one child and are asked to spend about $125 to fulfill it, then return the gifts to one of our locations. You’re welcome to take on one list or several.

Leading a group, congregation, or business? Sponsor a Giving Tree by printing our ready-made gift tags, sharing them with your team, and dropping off or shipping the gifts to a Crossnore location by Friday, December 4. Check out all the information here.

Gift cards allow us to meet the needs of any child served by Crossnore or within our broader community. We recommend Walmart, Amazon, Target, or Visa cards in amounts from $25 to $200. If the value isn’t printed on the card, please jot it down on the card or envelope.

If you have questions or would like to schedule a time to drop off gifts or gift cards, please reach out to any member of our team below. Thank you for standing with children in foster care in our communities. Because of you, this holiday will be a little brighter.

Shana Heilbron, Vice President of Community Engagement
Angela Bollo-Higgins, Regional Director of Community Engagement
Kim King, Regional Manager of Community Engagement
Elizabeth O’Hagan, Regional Manager of Community Engagement

FAQs

Watch this short video to learn how to use the Benevolist site to find your gifts.

The most helpful in-kind gift(s) for us can be found on our Gift Registries page. Choose the campus you want to bless, the registry format you prefer to use, and make your purchase. Your gift will ship directly to us. The Registries are updated regularly and contain needs that we have year-round.

Please contact a Regional Community Engagement Team Member. We are happy to partner with you to find the best way to help fill our immediate needs.

We do not accept used items for the children we serve. Any thrift items you have may be donated to Blair Fraley Sales Store, the largest thrift store in the High Country  located on our Avery campus. We are unable to accept thrift items in Winston-Salem or Hendersonville. Net proceeds from the Sales Store support the mission of Crossnore.

Check out our giving page here.

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