Holiday Giving Guidelines – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

In order to protect the health, privacy and safety of our residents, donors and team, the YWCA has the following protocols in place:

• Each of our clients has submitted one need and one wish in advance and has been assigned a client number.
• Contactless delivery options: We encourage sponsors to participate at a level that is comfortable for them. We do not have a minimum or maximum spend and while we encourage you to purchase at least the need, you are not obligated to purchase both the need and the wish. What you purchase is entirely up to you! A need or wish a client may be purchased online and sent directly to the YWCA. It’s easy and convenient! Directions are listed below.
• If you are delivering gifts to the YWCA, we ask that gift bags or wrap are included so items may be transferred from the sponsor to the case manager seamlessly. Please do not wrap the gifts as we have plenty of volunteers throughout the holiday giving week who are excited to wrap!
• Please make sure that client numbers are on all gifts that are delivered to the YWCA so that we know what client is to receive the gifts.

Please refer to the directions below when purchasing gifts through Amazon:

When purchasing, select “this item is a gift.” Please remember to add the client number in the gift message section for each item. Without the client number, we won’t know which client you are sponsoring.

Gifts should be sent to: 

Holiday Giving – YWCA Greater Harrisburg,

1101 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA 17103

If dropping off gifts in person, we encourage you to donate a gift bag, tissue paper or gift wrap. Please do not wrap the gifts as we will have plenty of volunteers excited and ready to wrap! The client number must be on each item/bag.

If you or your organization would like to sponsor a YWCA client’s wish list, please fill out the forms on this page.

Questions? Call 717.234.7931 or email holiday_giving@ywcahbg.org