By MATT PIKE
AFL-CIO Community Services in St. Joseph is preparing to launch the annual Adopt-A-Family Christmas program and has opened the application period to apply for the program.
To qualify, applicants must meet any of the qualifiers. Applicant must have children under the age of 18 in the household, actively receive disability or social security benefits, or be over the age of 63 to be eligible for the program. If any household has questions about their qualification status, they should contact the agency before applying. Any household that applies and does not meet at least one of these criterion will be notified and the household’s application will not be entered into the program.
For those families and individuals needing help for Christmas, applications may only be obtained through Friday, December 4th. Applications will be available at the agency offices and through the agency website. Deadline to return applications to the agency no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, December 7th and no applications will be available after December 4th.
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