Don’t Let Kids in Your Community Be Forgotten This Christmas

December 14, 2016 by Prison Fellowship

(Updated 12/14/2016)

kid hands Angel Tree Gift
Every year, Prison Fellowship assists churches in ministering to the families of incarcerated parents through its Angel Tree program.  Angel Tree is a ministry that reaches out to the children of prisoners and their families with the love of Christ, offering churches an opportunity to share Christ's love by serving the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the families of prisoners.

During the Christmas season, local church volunteers purchase and deliver gifts and the Gospel to children in the name of their parent behind bars.  Thousands of families are served every year by church members who generously give of their time and resources.

HELP CHILDREN THIS CHRISTMAS!

Register your church for Angel Tree and help the children of prisoners feel love of God—and their incarcerated parent—this Christmas season. REGISTER TODAY!

Unfortunately, the opportunities to minister through Angel Tree often exceed the number of volunteers in certain areas. Below are the counties in the country with the largest number of children signed-up for the Angel Tree program that are not yet assigned to a church (By state):

STATE COUNTY UNMATCHED CHILDREN REGISTER
AZ Navajo 49 Sign Up to Help
AZ Mohave 29 Sign Up to Help
AZ Pinal 26 Sign Up to Help
AZ Yavapai 26 Sign Up to Help
AZ Yuma 15 Sign Up to Help
FL Columbia 39 Sign Up to Help
FL Bradford 38 Sign Up to Help
FL Hamilton 22 Sign Up to Help
FL Suwannee 16 Sign Up to Help
FL Putnam 13 Sign Up to Help
FL Volusia 12 Sign Up to Help
GA Tift 26 Sign Up to Help
GA Gordon 20 Sign Up to Help
GA Seminole 20 Sign Up to Help
GA Coffee 19 Sign Up to Help
GA Jefferson 16 Sign Up to Help
GA Washington 13 Sign Up to Help
GA Putnam 12 Sign Up to Help
KY Montgomery 12 Sign Up to Help
KY Bourbon 11 Sign Up to Help
KY Union 10 Sign Up to Help
KY Clay 9 Sign Up to Help
KY Mccreary 9 Sign Up to Help
KY Powell 9 Sign Up to Help
ME York 15 Sign Up to Help
MO Saint Francois 78 Sign Up to Help
MO Pemiscot 58 Sign Up to Help
MO Dunklin 56 Sign Up to Help
MO Lawrence 51 Sign Up to Help
MO Warren 50 Sign Up to Help
MO Scott 45 Sign Up to Help
MO Stoddard 32 Sign Up to Help
MO Washington 31 Sign Up to Help
MO New Madrid 27 Sign Up to Help
MO Newton 27 Sign Up to Help
MO Cape Girardeau 24 Sign Up to Help
MO Crawford 24 Sign Up to Help
MO Linn 24 Sign Up to Help
MO Taney 24 Sign Up to Help
MO Butler 22 Sign Up to Help
MO Jefferson 22 Sign Up to Help
MO Livingston 22 Sign Up to Help
MO Henry 21 Sign Up to Help
MO Wayne 19 Sign Up to Help
MO Douglas 16 Sign Up to Help
MO Franklin 16 Sign Up to Help
MO Lafayette 16 Sign Up to Help
MO Bates 15 Sign Up to Help
MO Mississippi 15 Sign Up to Help
MO Ripley 15 Sign Up to Help
MO Saint Charles 15 Sign Up to Help
MO Caldwell 14 Sign Up to Help
MO Mcdonald 14 Sign Up to Help
MO Vernon 14 Sign Up to Help
MO Grundy 12 Sign Up to Help
MO Morgan 12 Sign Up to Help
MO Saint Clair 12 Sign Up to Help
MO Sainte Genevieve 12 Sign Up to Help
MO Andrew 11 Sign Up to Help
MO Daviess 11 Sign Up to Help
MO Nodaway 10 Sign Up to Help
MO Ray 10 Sign Up to Help
MO Holt 9 Sign Up to Help
NC Gates 11 Sign Up to Help
NE Douglas 227 Sign Up to Help
NE Dakota 11 Sign Up to Help
NM Dona Ana 107 Sign Up to Help
NM Otero 107 Sign Up to Help
NM San Miguel 58 Sign Up to Help
NM Luna 57 Sign Up to Help
NM Eddy 38 Sign Up to Help
NM Grant 36 Sign Up to Help
NM Cibola 29 Sign Up to Help
NM San Juan 25 Sign Up to Help
NM Mckinley 15 Sign Up to Help
OH Montgomery 17 Sign Up to Help
OH Stark 11 Sign Up to Help
OH Crawford 9 Sign Up to Help
OH Greene 9 Sign Up to Help
SC Pickens 75 Sign Up to Help
SC Aiken 40 Sign Up to Help
SD Minnehaha 35 Sign Up to Help
SD Todd 29 Sign Up to Help
SD Custer 26 Sign Up to Help
SD Corson 11 Sign Up to Help
SD Dewey 10 Sign Up to Help
SD Codington 9 Sign Up to Help
TN Sullivan 31 Sign Up to Help
TN Greene 24 Sign Up to Help
TN Hamblen 20 Sign Up to Help
TN Washington 19 Sign Up to Help
TN Unicoi 17 Sign Up to Help
TN Mcminn 14 Sign Up to Help
TN Rhea 13 Sign Up to Help
TN Gibson 12 Sign Up to Help
TN Cumberland 10 Sign Up to Help
TN Grainger 10 Sign Up to Help
TN Hawkins 9 Sign Up to Help
TN Mcnairy 9 Sign Up to Help
TN Union 9 Sign Up to Help

Filed Under: Angel Tree, Feature Stories Tagged With: Angel Tree, Underserved Counties

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