Christmas assistance
Christmas gifts and practical support for children newborn through age 13. Applications for 2026 are open October 15 through November 27.
Program details and next steps2026 Christmas Assistance Applications
Apply October 15 through November 27, 2026.
For families in Dade County, Georgia, and Higdon or Bryant, Alabama, with children newborn through age 13.
Apply for Christmas Assistance
Christmas distribution: December 23, 2026.
Helping children and families in Dade County
Trenton Santa Train Corp is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing Christmas assistance, food and bread, emergency food boxes, Thanksgiving meals, school supplies, and family support in Dade County, Georgia.
Learn about our mission and nonprofitPrograms for children and families throughout the year
Monthly food and bread assistance
Monthly food and bread assistance and emergency food boxes help families with everyday needs. Contact us for current availability and arrangements.
Program details and next stepsThanksgiving meal assistance
We help local families with a Thanksgiving meal. Ask the team about this season's assistance and ways to contribute food.
Program details and next stepsSchool supplies
Backpacks and school supplies help local children prepare for the school year. Families and donors can contact us for program information.
Program details and next stepsFamily support and community resources
We help families explain their needs, find practical support, and connect with community resources beyond our seasonal programs.
Program details and next stepsPlanned community resource center
Our Community Resource & Family Support Center Project aims to create a permanent home for programs and family support in Dade County.
Program details and next steps
About Trenton Santa Train
Founded in 2020, Trenton Santa Train Corp helps children and families across Dade County, Georgia. Our Christmas program serves children newborn through age 13. Monthly food and bread assistance, emergency food boxes, Thanksgiving meals, school supplies, and family support extend our work throughout the year.
Our mission
Our work is rooted in faith, compassion, and the belief that every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas. We help families with gifts, monthly food and bread assistance, emergency food boxes, Thanksgiving meals, school supplies, and resource connections. We are working toward a permanent home where we can expand support throughout the year. Donors, volunteers, businesses, churches, and community partners make this work possible.
Christmas assistance in 2026
- 246
- children received Christmas assistance in 2025
- 117
- families served across Dade County
In 2025, the Trenton Santa Train provided Christmas assistance to 246 children from 117 families in Dade County.
Our 2026 Christmas Campaign is now underway, and we are inviting individuals, families, businesses, churches, and community organizations to help us prepare for this year's Christmas distribution.
Every Family Has Different Needs
We are incredibly grateful for the generous donations of toys and food that make our Christmas distribution possible.
However, every family is different. Some families may need toys and food, while others may need clothing, shoes, socks, personal-care items, or other essential necessities.
Because we don't know exactly what each family will need until applications are received, it can be difficult to prepare when we rely entirely on donated items.
Our 2026 Christmas Preparedness Fund
This year, we are asking our community to help us establish a Christmas Preparedness Fund.
Financial donations will allow the Trenton Santa Train to purchase specific items when they are needed and fill gaps in donated supplies, helping us respond to the individual needs of the children and families we serve.
We don't want a child or family to go without simply because the item they need wasn't donated.
Every donation helps us be prepared to meet the needs of the families we serve.
Ways You Can Help
Give Financially
Help us purchase needed items and fill gaps in donated supplies.
Give nowDonate New Toys
New, unwrapped toys are always welcome.
Offer toysDonate Food
Help us provide Christmas meals to local families.
Offer foodVolunteer
Help us prepare and distribute Christmas assistance.
Apply to volunteerPray & Share
Pray for the children and families we serve, and share our campaign and Facebook page with others.
Visit our Facebook page
246 Children. One Community. One Christmas.
Every prayer, every share, every volunteer, every donated item, and every financial gift helps us prepare to serve local children and families this Christmas.
Our story in the Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Sunday, October 11, 2026 cover story shares our journey, the families we serve, and our work toward a permanent home. Thank you to reporter Daniel Dassow and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for sharing our story.
Partner with the Trenton Santa Train
Businesses, foundations, churches, civic organizations, and individuals can help us serve Dade County children and families. Your support can sustain our Christmas and school supply programs and help secure a permanent home for services throughout the year.
We welcome financial contributions, foundation grants, donations of toys, clothing, school supplies and food, volunteer teams, and collaborative community projects.
To discuss a grant, a corporate gift, or support for the permanent home, email debbie@trentonsantatrain.org or call 423-646-4414.
Get involved
Choose how you want to help
Apply to volunteer or tell us about items you may be able to donate. We will follow up with current opportunities and needs.
Volunteer
Volunteer application
Tell us how you would like to help. Trenton Santa Train will follow up as opportunities become available.
Wish list
Offer needed items
Choose an area you may be able to support. We will confirm current needs and next steps before you purchase or bring anything.
Become a 2026 business sponsor
Choose a sponsorship level, share your business details, and get the correct PayPal or check instructions in one simple flow.
Photo gallery
Community moments
See Trenton Santa Train volunteers, programs, and events throughout Dade County.
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Your support stays focused on local families
Choose to support our permanent home campaign or help provide Christmas assistance for Dade County children and families.
Contact Trenton Santa Train
Trenton Santa Train Corp2115 New Home Loop
Trenton, GA 30752
Trenton, GA 30752