Single parents raising children by themselves have been helped by the Press Herald Toy Fund for generations. This year, rising costs of housing, high energy bills and a shortage of child care are pushing many single parents over the edge. “I am going though a lot financially,” wrote a mother of a 2-year-old son and […]

Most applications for help from the Press Herald Toy Fund come from a parent. Some are submitted by grandparents who find themselves struggling to care for young children again. A few requests come from older siblings thrust into the role of parent and trying to give younger brothers and sisters a sense of normalcy at […]

In most cases, the children will never know it was the donors who brightened their holidays in the midst of a difficult winter.

After sorting and packing gifts for weeks, volunteers have begun handing some of the toys and books off to the social service agencies that will distribute them to families.