Enrollment in the Holiday Box Program for 2010 will open November 1, 2010

The Old Newsboys of Flint’s Holiday Box Program is designed to help Children who might otherwise go without gifts. Children may qualify from birth to age 18 (if still in school) may be eligible. To qualify for the program, the parent or legal guardian must:

1. Come to the Old Newsboys office (Far right door on the north side of the building) during the scheduled enrollment weeks and hours
2. Bring Parent or legal guardian’s Drivers License or State ID
3. Bring Parent or legal guardian’s Social Security card.
4. Bring Michigan Medicaid card for each child/ approved eligibility documentation* demonstrating eligibility.
5. Bring Birth Certificates or Judgments of Legal Custody for each child

* Eligibility Documentation for children not receiving Medicaid:

1. Parents or legal guardian’s 2009 income tax return verifying low income—the chart below outlines the federal government’s guidelines
2. Reduced /free lunch acceptance letter from the child’s school
3. Occasionally special circumstances occur these include a written notification of recent job loss, hospital bills, fire report, etc.

SIGN UP SCHEDULE

Dates: coming soon! The specific dates and times for sign-up will be available this fall.

When you arrive...

• Intake and enrollment entrance is the farthest east door on the north side of the building.
• All above listed paper work must be provided for sign-up (even if your children have received gifts from the Old Newsboys in the past).
• Parents or guardians may be turned away if they are under the influence of alcohol/drugs or are loud or abusive with the Old Newsboys’ staff.

You may not sign up for more than one (similar service) agency during the holidays. The Old Newsboys is in a service pool with 11 local holiday package providers. If you appear on one of the lists from another agency, you may be required to obtain a letter of release from that agency.

The 2009 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States

> 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person.