ANGEL TREE CHRISTMAS
Angel Tree Delivers Christmas Joy for Prisoners’ Children
Since 1982, Angel Tree® has been about bringing families together and sharing the Gospel—gifts more valuable than anything found inside wrapping paper.
Crime and incarceration tear families apart, but Prison Fellowship®’s Angel Tree Christmas program gives incarcerated parents a pathway to restore relationships with their children. With your support, Angel Tree has reached children of incarcerated parents with more than 11 million gifts in the last 37 years—each one delivered with a message of love on behalf of a parent who cares.
In December 2018, Angel Tree volunteers served 292,598 children nationwide—100% of the eligible children who were assigned. Families could also request a free children's Bible in English or Spanish. In all, 20,850 families received a copy of God's Word.
292,598 children were assigned to be served in December 2018.
7,497 churches and organizations purchased and delivered gifts to children on behalf of their parent behind bars.
20,850 families received a Bible through Angel Tree.
"Angel Tree is like love spreading over the whole world."
— Elijah, Angel Tree child, California
"Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? ... When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’"
—Matthew 25:37, 39-40
Every Angel Tree gift is part of a bigger story—like the present Mona gave to her son, Daniel.
When Mona went to prison, Daniel barely measured up to her waist. Now 17, he towers over her. When he arrived at the Central California Women’s Facility for a special Angel Tree Christmas party, for the first time in a decade she saw him open a gift from her. But the smiles on their faces weren’t about any gift wrapped in paper; they were about the power of love and connection.