What is Santa's Children Christmas Village?
Santa's Children Christmas Village has three main programs:
- Santa visits
- K.I.D.S. program
- Activities at Santa’s Village
What is the difference between Santa's Children Christmas Village, Santa's Children, and Santa's Village?
- Santa's Children Christmas Village is the name of the organization.
- Santa's Children refers to the programs and activities of Santa's Children Christmas Village
- Santa's Village usually refers to the buildings and facilities of Santa's Children Christmas Village
Santa's Village is located on the West side of Macedonia, IA. You can get a detailed map on this web page.
Is Santa's Village religiously affiliated? No.
Where does Santa's Village get funds to operate?
Santa's Village was founded on and continues to run on donations and fundraisers. It gets no government assistance, it has no paid staff, no one is paid to raise funds, and it is not affiliated with any agency.
What are Santa's Visits?
Santa’s Children Christmas Village has a program where Santa visits children in crisis and their families at their homes, hospital rooms, and other locations. Santa’s Children will work with other organizations such as Make-A-Wish Foundations, Hospital Child Life Specialists, etc. to coordinate these visits.
How do I arrange a Santa Visit? Call Santa's Village at 712-486-2599
What is the K.I.D.S. Program?
Santa’s Village serves as a recipient agency with Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.). K.I.D.S. is a national organization that works with manufacturers and retailers to help children in crisis by providing them with new clothing, toys, shoes, glasses, books, etc. all free of charge. Santa's Village is a distribution partner with K.I.D.S. because of its unique approach in working with Fire Departments to identify and help children in crisis. For every $1 sent to K.I.D.S., $10 worth of clothing, toys, etc. is received for distribution to children in crisis situations in Iowa and Nebraska.
The relationship with K.I.D.S., Inc., a national 501(c)(3) organization in New York, streamlines the process for receiving donated children's materials in this area. Rather than having individual charities and organizations working to solicit major donations from the manufacturers and retailers of products, Santa's Children is able to facilitate these donations simply and quickly through K.I.D.S., Inc. The minimal fee paid to K.I.D.S., Inc. for membership covers the administrative, overhead and shipping costs. Less than two cents of every dollar in donated goods is spent on administrative and shipping costs, making it one of the most cost effective ways to receive donated goods from the manufacturer to the organization facilitating the donations.
What are the activities at Santa's Village?
At Santa’s Village there are a variety of activities going on throughout the year. Currently activities are organized by arrangement only. When fully operational, many activities will be available daily for families and small groups. Larger groups will require coordination to ensure adequate staff are available.