Give Comfort. Share Joy. Make This Christmas Warmer for a Child.
This Christmas, you can bring comfort to a child experiencing foster care. Donate a cozy item, give funds to purchase gifts, or provide a warm meal to a child waiting in a Lily Pad room.
We Invite You to Help Wrap Children in Comfort
This Christmas, give comfort in one of three simple ways:
🎁 Drop off a comfort item (Upstate SC only)
New blankets, stuffed animals, and pajamas (including teen sizes.).🍽️ Provide a warm meal (Statewide)
Make sure no child waits hungry in a DSS office this holiday.💌 Donate funds for gifts (Statewide)
Let us purchase cozy, comforting items where drop-offs aren’t available.
What to Give & Where to Drop Off
Accepting Donations Between November 1 and December 6
Bring any of these new comfort items to one of our partner drop-off locations across the Upstate, and we’ll make sure a child in foster care receives it this Christmas.
🎁 Comfort Item Wishlist
Pajamas (All sizes, especially Youth L–Adult XXL)
Cozy Clothing
Stuffed Animals
Squishmallows
Weighted blankets
Soft, new blankets
We kindly ask for new comfort items only. No toys, please. Each item is given directly to a child and should feel fresh, cozy, and truly their own. These gifts are thoughtfully chosen to meet real needs and bring comfort during a difficult time.
📍 Drop-Off Locations
Thank you to our incredible community partners for opening your doors to collect comfort items. Your generosity helps bring peace and dignity to children across the Upstate this Christmas.
If shopping isn’t your thing, you can still bring comfort to a child this Christmas - just scroll down to give online.
Help Feed Children Waiting in Crisis Statewide
Right now, children are spending hours, even Christmas Day, waiting in DSS offices, often without a warm meal.
🍽️ Biggest Need: Feed a Child Waiting in Crisis
Your donation helps us provide warm, nourishing meals to children staying in Lily Pad rooms across South Carolina. It’s a simple act that brings comfort, dignity, and peace on one of the hardest days of their lives.
💌 Want to Give Comfort Too? While meals are our greatest need, your gift can also help us purchase cozy items like blankets, pajamas, and stuffed animals for children in counties without drop-off sites.
Your secure online donation brings hope to a child experiencing foster care this Christmas.
Every Child Deserves to Feel Seen, Safe, & Loved Especially at Christmas
This holiday season, too many children will spend time in DSS offices, often with nothing of their own. But together, we can change that.
🎄 Will you help us remind every child they are loved, worthy, and not forgotten?
With heartfelt thanks,
—The Lily Pad Team
Your generosity brings warmth, dignity, and the love of Christ to children on their hardest days.