Romeoville Sponsors Operation Christmas 2021

ROMEOVILLE, IL — The Village of Romeoville is sponsoring an Operation Christmas program for the holiday season. The program assists families in need in the community, and residents can also "adopt" a family through Operation Christmas, the Village said.

If you are in need of assistance, you can register your family by Nov. 18. According to the Village, those who have been assisted through the program at least three times in the past five years will be placed on a waiting list.

"Determination as to their assistance this year will be made once donors and funds have been received for the program," according to the village website.

The village said it will try to accommodate all families as much as possible. Requirements to qualify for the program include: proof of residency in Romeoville, proof of age of children being registered for the program, valid social security card for all registering, proof of participating in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Women, Infant and Children program.

If you're interested in adopting a family, you can complete a form online. For each child age 12 and under, one new outfit and one new toy should be purchased (at a minimum). For each child ages 13-18, one $30 clothing gift certificate and one $20 gift certificate should be purchased (at a minimum), according to the village.

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