Way to Share Holiday Cheer Locally for 2020

The Los Altos Auxiliary of Hathaway-Sycamores is launching a holiday gift campaign to provide Holiday presents to the youth, ages 6 to 18, living at Hathaway-Sycamores’ El Nido Residential Campus in northwest Altadena.

El Nido’s professional staff deliver inclusive, trauma-informed therapeutic services designed to stabilize behaviors so the young residents can heal, recover and achieve a permanent home solution. Los Altos volunteers offer year-round services that enhance the emotional and social lives of the youth.

According to Hilary Gregg, Co-President of Los Altos, “When my friends ask me what Los Altos does, I share the many “family-style” activities we provide the residents and the critically important things our fundraising purchases. But the bottom line is that we provide comfort and care to the youth at El Nido who have severe challenges that prevent them from safely living at home or in other foster placements. The last 8 months have been extremely isolating and the Holiday season will be especially hard—unless together we provide comfort and care for them.”

“It is simple! We are asking people to adopt a youth with a financial donation. We have a wish list and can do the shopping for the donor or they can pick out the gifts themselves online. We will let them know about the youngster and exactly what was purchased and how their support is making a difference,” explained Mary Van Amringe, Co-President of Los Altos.

Joe Ford, Senior Vice President, Hathaway Sycamores, commented, “Los Altos continues to provide for our youth, during the holidays and all year long. The holidays are particularly challenging for our youth as instead of being with family and enjoying all of the festivities they’ve known since childhood, they are away due to no fault of their own. The smiles and joy they receive from Los Altos’ efforts at providing gifts, treats and more are priceless and will stay with them at the moment received and when they are going through the hard times in the future.”

Anyone interested in helping can go to https://www.losaltosauxiliary.org/adoptayouth