2025 Holiday Basket Program now open
Every year in November and December, the Community Services Agency provides holiday baskets to families who could use a little extra support. Our annual Holiday Basket Program, designed to make a family’s holiday season a little bit brighter, is now in its third decade.
Referrals and contributions are now open for our 2025 Holiday Basket Program. Affiliate unions of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO or the Northern Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO are invited to refer members who could use some extra support this holiday season. To help meet the greatest need with limited resources, we encourage Affiliates to prioritize members who:
Are out of work
Unable to providing for themselves or their families without help
Are facing difficult financial situations through no fault of their own
Not received a holiday basket in past years
Download our referral form to refer a member. Make referrals for Thanksgiving by Friday, November 7, 2025. Make referrals for Christmas by Friday, December 5, 2025.
We also invite our union community to make contributions to this program. Union leaders and members can contribute to the Holiday Basket Program in the following ways:
Mail a check to Community Services Agency, 815 16th Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006. Checks should be made payable to “Community Services Agency.”
Collect grocery store gift cards from our area union grocery stores and send them to CSA to distribute to families.
“Adopt a family” — CSA will work with the family to make a list of needs and wants and connect them directly with your union.
We look forward to continuing to help families this way. Thank you for being part of our labor community.