The group helps everyone it can reach. Maybe someone in the family just lost a job. It can happen to any of us. But kids shouldn't suffer because of that. Christmas trees at many locations around the area, including Kmart, Costco and The Promenade mall, are tagged with the names and ages and special requests for kids of all ages.
Shoppers can pick a tag, shop for the child, then turn the gifts in to volunteers.
Clothes and other things start getting expensive at that age. Denny said the tightening economy, the mess in Washington, D.C., and other factors may have impacted other social service groups this season, which is why more of them seem to be turning to his organization for help. Lack of coordination between area groups also impacts the ability to help more people. But that is a problem that must be dealt with next year. For now, People Helping People keeps doing the good work it started almost a decade ago.