What we do Poverty Prevention Children at Christmas Children at Christmas Currently, over 14 million people live in poverty in the UK, 4 million of those are children. Can you imagine getting to an exciting time in the year and wondering how on earth you can afford to treat your children at Christmas? Unfortunately, this is the reality for many families and since 1996, we have been reaching out to underprivileged families working in partnership with a number of churches in Derby through donations of new toys for boys and girls between the ages of 0-17. You can read the full impact of the 2023 Christmas Connection appeal here! “You do not understand how much difference the gifts for our children made at Christmas. They were so happy. The variety of gifts you gave meant that they lasted for much longer than Christmas Day! They especially loved the art and craft gifts. We cannot thank you enough for your support. We are so grateful to those who donated.” - One of our families had this to say about last year’s campaign. 2023 Donations Are Now Closed! Huge thank you to all who donated towards our 2023 Christmas Connection appeal! Thanks to your amazing donations (over 4000 toys/gifts were collected), we were able to bring the joy of Christmas to 801 children who would otherwise have gone without. You can read the full impact of the 2023 Christmas Connection appeal here! This year, we gave parents the dignity of choice! This year, we gave the parents/ guardians of children over 36 months the choice of a gift category, enabling their child not just to receive a gift, but something they had an interest and passion for. Each year, we create an Amazon wish list to make it easier for you to buy a gift. Details of this wishlist will be made available when we relaunch the campaign in Autumn/Winter 2024. Alternatively, if you'd like to gift financially and have us choose the gifts where we are short from other donations, please donate using the appeal below. Thank you! Donate to our Christmas Connection Appeal HERE *If donations exceed what is required for this project and purpose, Derby City Mission has the right to use funds donated as they see fit across its range of other services, projects and support. Thank you so much for your support. Together, let's make a difference. Manage Cookie Preferences