Become a Shelter Partner
We partner with shelters that range from small to large agencies. Our Presents Program is designed to enhance the services already offered to children residents during their shelter stay. Once accepted as a Shelter Partner, your agency will be able to submit and receive present donation requests for each child living at your shelter.
Currently, PRESENT NOW is only able to work with shelters offering transitional domestic violence housing.
Shelter Partner Application
Please note, we are no longer accepting interest forms for the 2022 application cycle. All new interest forms will be considered for partnership in 2023.
If your DV agency offers long term transitional housing and is interested in learning more about how to partner with us, please complete the form below to request an application!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! We only ask for an acknowledgment letter when you receive a gift shipment. We also greatly appreciate any photos/videos that you can send of your staff and/or sheltered children/families interacting with our presents!
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Currently, we only send our presents to the children living in transitional housing. Our hope is that a child could receive all three of our gifts, which is only possibly through a 12-18 month housing program.
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A housing program where residents can stay for 12 to 18 months. This is so that your sheltered children can possibly receive all 3 of our gifts–so the children see that someone is thinking of them consistently.
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Yes!
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No! Sometimes, a shelter may not have any birthdays one quarter out of the year. Or, a shelter may have all the school supplies they need and do not want to request the Back to School gift. As a Shelter Partner, you have the option to request all 3 gifts.
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As a Shelter Partner, you have the option to request 3 gifts–our Back to School Day gift, Valentine’s Day gift, and birthday gift. You will receive the Back to School Day gift in August, the Valentine’s Day gift in February, and the birthday gifts once per quarter for that quarter’s birthdays.
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No! However, if we have to reship, you will have to pay for the second shipment.
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We deliver gifts to children ages 1-21!
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No! If you still have a need for our presents, you can continue to be a Shelter Partner. You will simply renew your MOU with us every year you choose to continue to be a Shelter Partner.
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Shelters anywhere in the US are invited to apply. Please note that, in 2021 and 2022, PRESENT NOW is focusing on shelters located in the West, Southwest or Pacific Coast. If you are a shelter not located in those regions, we encourage you to still complete the form below to be placed on our waitlist!
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For program-related questions, or to refer other shelters to our program, please contact Zach Leonard at lmiller@presentnow.org.
