Be the Reason a Child Feels Seen and Loved This Christmas
Each Christmas, our Fellowship community partners with Springdale Public Schools through F.I.T. Christmas to bring hope and joy to families facing hard seasons. Your generosity meets real needs and shares the love of Christ in a tangible way.
Be the Reason a Child Feels Seen and Loved This Christmas
Each Christmas, our Fellowship community partners with Springdale Public Schools through F.I.T. Christmas to bring hope and joy to families facing hard seasons. Your generosity meets real needs and shares the love of Christ in a tangible way.
A community partnership between church and school.
They are to do good, be rich in good deeds, and be generous and willing to share.
— 1 Timothy 6:18
About the Program
F.I.T. stands for “Families in Transition.”
The Families in Transition (FIT) program is Springdale’s district program to assist students and their families in temporary or transitional housing situations. This program was born from the McKinney-Vento Act, which provides youth experiencing homelessness with the support and resources they need to access a stable, high-quality education, regardless of their housing situation, by addressing barriers to enrollment, transportation, and school stability.
According to the McKinney-Vento Act, children and youth are considered homeless if they lack a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence:
- Any student who is sharing the housing with others due to economic hardship, job loss, eviction/foreclosure or any similar circumstances (doubled up)
- Any student who is living in cars, trailer parks, campgrounds, public spaces, abandoned buildings or substandard housing
- Any student who is living in hotels or motels
- Any student who is living in an emergency or transitional shelter, a student who has been abandoned in a hospital
- Any student who is an unaccompanied youth (not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian) in any of the above mentioned circumstances
- Migratory children who are living in any of the above mentioned circumstances
Each year, volunteers and donors link arms to meet real needs, serve local families, and share the message of God’s love through giving.
From Signup to Drop-Off
How it Works
Ready to get started? Here’s how to sponsor a family and make an impact this Christmas.
Browse the list of available families and choose one (or more) to bless this Christmas.
After registering, you’ll immediately receive an email with each child’s detailed needs and wish lists, along with clear drop-off instructions.
Shop for the items listed. Please wrap each gift, label it with the child’s first name and family number, and remove the price tags while leaving the barcodes on for exchanges, if needed.
Sunday, Dec 7, 4–7 PM
Wednesday, Dec 10, 4–7 PM
Location: Student Center East
Address: 1051 W. Pleasant Grove Rd, Rogers, AR 72758
If you cannot drop off your gifts at either time, please email elpennington@fellowshipnwa.org to coordinate an alternate time to drop off before December 10th. All items are collected by schools and delivered directly to families the following day by school social workers.
This Year’s Impact
To date, Springdale has identified over 700 PreK-12 F.I.T. students enrolled in Springdale Schools. This number does not include non-school-aged siblings or siblings who may be enrolled in other educational opportunities in NWA.
Gift List & Commitment
What Every Child Receives
- A sweatshirt (or sleeper/diaper for babies and toddlers)
- A pillow with pillowcase (unless declined)
- A throw blanket (unless declined)
- Two wish gifts chosen from their personal list
The estimated cost per child is $100–$125. Please follow the requested list to help ensure fair and consistent giving among siblings. In addition to the gifts you are providing, each family will receive a hygiene bag, so no extra hygiene items are needed.
Every Family Sponsored. Thank You!
This season, because of your generosity, every single family in our FIT Christmas program has been sponsored.
Your kindness, compassion, and willingness to step forward have made a real difference in the lives of students and families across our community. We are deeply grateful.
All needs have been fulfilled, but feel free to re-visit should a new family be identified.
If additional families are brought to our attention in the coming days, we will reopen sponsorship opportunities here.
Thank you for helping us bring hope, joy, and dignity to our families this Christmas!
For help with registration, login, or email verification, email sponsor@fitchristmas.com