Partnering with the Family Giving Tree

The Family Giving Tree's target is to reach very low-income children from ages 0 to 10 years of age who do not receive Holiday assistance through other programs. If you feel that your organization can help us reach our goal, we invite you to contact us. Please read below and follow instructions to begin your application process:

Application Process:

1. Tell us who you are

Send the following information to us at 606 Valley Way, Milpitas CA 95035 or email agencies@familygivingtree.org:

• A copy of your 501c(3)
• A brochure or literature about your program and the specific needs of your clients
• Complete contact information (Name, Title, Phone #, Email Address)

2. Show us what you do

We may arrange for a volunteer to visit your organization to conduct an Agency Interview.   We will use this time to get further details about your organization, learn about how our gifts will benefit your clients and speak with you about the services we provide.  This interview has been deemed by our Board of Directors as a mandatory requirement for all agencies once approved.

3. Make it official

Once we review your application information (step 1), we will make a decision based on available space in our program. If approved, you will be asked to submit a registration form online.  A link to this online form will be emailed to you and should be submitted by May (for the Back to School Drive) or August (for the Holiday Wish Drive). You must read and agree to our Terms and Conditions before submitting this document, so please read over the application materials thoroughly.

4. Submit your wishes

Once your organization has been approved and entered into our database as a partnering agency, we will send you detailed instructions about how to collect and submit appropriate wishes for your clients.  These wishes will then be printed on cards with the name, age, gender and wish of the children you serve.  Host companies display these cards, donors take the card and fulfill the wish and we collect them at our warehouse.  Any agency NOT on the waiting list can expect the pick up date assignment to fall between December 19th and December 21st.