This December, the HRPro team in Royal Oak is doing some holiday shopping with a very specific list in hand. We’re taking part in the Holiday Wish List program at MCHS Family of Services, and each of the 10 children we’re shopping for wrote out exactly what they’re hoping for.
Their requests range from a musical toy for a one-year-old who loves anything noisy, to a Lego set, to a soccer ball for a kid who would play every day if the weather allowed.
Why we chose MCHS Family of Services
MCHS Family of Services provides safety, stability and support to children and families facing challenging circumstances. Through foster care, adoption and family reunification, MCHS works to make sure every child has a safe, nurturing home and the chance at a brighter future.
Our connection with MCHS started earlier this year, when our team volunteered with them. Seeing their work up close made the choice easy when it came time to plan our holiday giving. The holidays can be a hard season for kids in foster care, and this is our way of finishing the year strong and making sure the children in MCHS’s care feel loved, valued and supported.
How our team is giving
MCHS shared wish lists from 10 children between the ages of 1 and 10, covering 50 gifts in all. Our employees sign up for the gifts they want to buy, keep each one at $25 or less, and bring them in unwrapped so MCHS can check sizes before the gifts reach the kids. Some team members are picking up a single item, others are covering several, and a few departments are teaming up to fill a child’s entire list. Once everything is collected, we’ll deliver the gifts to MCHS in mid-December so they’re in the kids’ hands in time for the holidays.
Taking care of people, inside and outside the office
Since 1990, HRPro has helped organizations take better care of their people, and we try to practice that same care in our own community. Giving back together, whether through a volunteer day or a holiday drive, is part of the culture our team works to build every day. These projects stay with us long after the gifts are delivered.
How your organization can get involved
MCHS Family of Services needs support all year, well beyond the holidays. Businesses and community groups can volunteer with youth through activities and events, help with campus improvement projects, organize a donation drive, or support special events like their Easter Basket, Backpack and Birthday Club programs. MCHS also accepts in-kind donations year-round at its main campus, 26645 W. Six Mile Road in Redford.
To learn more about volunteering, donating or other ways to help, contact Stephanie Hartland at MCHS Family of Services at (313) 572-1722, or visit mchsmi.org.
From all of us at HRPro, happy holidays, and thank you to MCHS Family of Services for letting us be part of these kids’ season.
