Holiday Resources

2026 Holiday Food and Donation/Volunteer Resources

Thanksgiving

St. Matthew Catholic Church Thanksgiving Basket

• If you or someone you know is in need of receiving a Thanksgiving basket, sign up for the list.

Request Thanksgiving Basket by November 11.
• Volunteer — either to purchase & donate a basket, or to assist the ministry in
some other way (e.g. as a shopper, driver, organizer, etc.)

• View the shopping list to donate a basket
• Donate online or drop off cash or check at the Parish Office
• Contact St. Matt's for more information

HeartStrong Food Pantry - The Big Give Thanksgiving Basket for Urbana Families

  • Contact your Urbana school’s social worker for more information.
  • Volunteer

Urbana High School Free Thanksgiving Dinner

  • Urbana High School, Door 1, 1002 S Race Street, Urbana, IL
  • Thursday, November 26 – 4pm-6pm

Eastern Illinois Foodbank

Stephens Family YMCA Food Drive

 

December Food or Gifts

Community Services Center of Northern Champaign County

Holiday Bureau Registration - Food & Toys

Sign up by email, proxy or in person November 2-20, 10am - 4pm or November 21, 9 am - noon. 

  • Food for the entire family and toys for children 13 years and under for northern Champaign County residents to be picked up in December.
  • No need to have children in the household to receive help.
  • 520 E. Wabash Avenue, Rantoul 217-893-1530

Salvation Army - Toys

  • Request toy assistance Nov 2-Dec 5
  • Apply online or in-person
  • Email or call 217-693-3265 for more information
  • Volunteer

Enock Miller Sr Coat Program

  • Warm winter clothes (coats, jackets, hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, or socks in child and adult sizes
  • Cunningham Township Office - 205 W Green St, Urbana
  • Mon-Thurs, 8:30am-4:30pm and Friday, 1-4:30pm

Ways to Donate

Cunningham Township Supervisor’s Office 

  • Accepts donations of warm clothing and food, among other things
  • Learn more
  • Email or call 217-384-4144 for more information

Multicultural Community Center Gift Wishlist

  • Many parents of the center’s children are unable to afford to give gifts this year.
  • Donate through their Amazon wish list

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen Gift Drive

  • Daily Bread guests will be receiving a knapsack as a holiday gift filled with NEW essential items like toiletries, hats, scarves, socks, and gloves essential to surviving a Champaign winter. Last year 750 knapsacks were given out!
  • Donate new items:
    • Toiletries: deodorant, hand lotion for hands chapped by the cold, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, shaving cream, razors, ChapStick
    • Warm Items: hats, scarves, socks, warm gloves (no small thin gloves, please).
    • Treat: candy bars, chips, other non-perishable snacks.
  • Drop off donations at Daily Bread Soup Kitchen – back door on the alley – 9am-noon every day from Nov 30 - Dec 10.
  • Contact Ruth Ann Evans at 217-621-2343 for more information.

Cunningham Children’s Home Gift Drive

Housing Authority of Champaign County Enrichment Foundation Adopt-A-Family program

  • Raising funds for holiday gifts to children
  • Learn more

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