The following is a list of suggested NEW toys and gift items for homeless and at-risk children (ages newborn to 17) in residential care programs at the National Center for Children and Families this holiday.

Toys will be collected on December 18, 2008 at the President's Luncheon and delivered immediately afterwards. Please do NOT wrap your gifts.

Wish List 2008

BOLD ITEMS INDICATE POPULAR GIFTS

African American Dolls (Barbie, Bratz, & Baby Doll)
Art & Crafts Kits
Bikes (Boys and Girls)
Board Games (Child & Adult)
CD Walkmans or MP3 Players

Colorful Socks for Teenage Girls
Digital Cameras and Photo albums
Disney and Young Adult DVD’s (G to PG13)
Ear Phones
Easy Bake Ovens

Educational Toys
Finger Nail Polish Kits
Gift Cards - (McDonalds, Target, Westfield Shopping Centers, Walmart, Safeway, Giant, Toys r Us, Best Buy, Payless Shoes, Old Navy, Blockbuster, itunes)
Hair Accessories
Hats and Gloves (All Sizes)

Infant Toys
Jewelry Making Kits
Journals & Diaries
Lotion & Bath Sets (Bath and Body & Victoria’s Secret)
Matchbox and Tonka Cars and Trucks

Mini Basketball Sets
Model Cars
Movie Passes (AMC, UA, and Loews)
Nonviolent Action Figures
Old Navy Sweatshirts & T-Shirts (All Sizes)

Pajamas (All Sizes)
Perfume and Cologne
Phone Cards
Portable Boomboxes
Push Scooters

Remote Control Cars
Skate Boards
Sleeping Bags
Slippers (All Sizes)
Snoopy Snow Cone Makers

Sports Equipment ( Footballs, Soccerballs, Basketballs)
Uno Cards and other Card Games
Washington Redskins Items
Webkins or Shining Star Virtual Pets

About The National Center for Children and Families

The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) is a private, nonprofit agency with a 90-year commitment to serving families in the national capital area. NCCF’s residential programs, including the Greentree Shelter in Bethesda, serve homeless families, victims of domestic violence and vulnerable adolescents. Other programs include treatment foster care, social services for family reunification, parenting education, independent living, and stabilizing families in the community.

A 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Community Outreach Program affiliated with the Maryland National-Capital Building Industry Association.

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.