​A CARHA Christmas Event!

Since 2011, hundreds of CARHA supporters, sponsors and friends fill boxes with school supplies, clothing, small gifts and more! Our Shoebox ministry has grown every year since and, with your help, we can continue to be a blessing during the Christmas season! 

Because of generous donors like you, the last few years we've been able to gift shoeboxes to hundreds of children at all three of CARHA's campuses, as well as children in surrounding neighborhoods and villages. 

An Impactful Gift!

Many of the children who receive a CARHA Shoebox  have never before received a Christmas or birthday gift. CARHA's children and students, ages 3 to 18, look forward to these gifts each year! ​

Don't have time to build a shoebox?
Pa gen pwoblèm! (No problem!)
Make a Shoebox Ministry donation and a CARHA
staff member will build a shoebox for you!

Build a Shoebox in FIVE  easy steps!

STEP 1: Select the gender and age range for the child/children you'd would like to pack a shoebox for:

GIRLS
3-5 Years
6-8 Years 
9-11 Years
12-16 Years
16-18 Years

BOYS
3-5 Years
6-8 Years 
9-11 Years
12-16 Years
16-18 Years

STEP 2:
Purchase and pack a sturdy plastic shoe container. The plastic shoe container is an extra blessing to the child's family.

STEP 3:
Fill your box with sturdy, age appropriate toys, treats, school supplies, hygiene items, and more.
Check out our full list of
gift ideas below! 

STEP 4:
​Secure your box with duct tape and label it with the age and gender category.  

STEP 5:
Deliver your shoebox and $7 for shipping by November 5th.

What's in a Shoebox?
Here's a few items & ideas of what to fill your shoebox with:

   TOYS - small durable toys for boys & girls

• small matchbox cars
• small stuffed toys
• small baby dolls​
• jump ropes
• small picture books
• deflated soccer balls with hand pump

   CLOTHING & SHOES
   (no violent or questionable graphics) ​​

• ​underwear for boys and girls (all ages)
• t-shirts (any kind)
• ruffled socks (girls) & plain socks (boys)
• slip on shoes for girls
• flip flops (size appropriate for age)

   SCHOOL SUPPLIES 

• ​pens, pencils & sharpeners
• crayons & markers
• spiral notebooks or loose paper 
• writing tablets for K-1st grade 
• solar calculators

   HYGIENE

• ​toothbrush & toothpaste
• bar soap (place in separate plastic bag)
• combs
• deodorant
• wash clothes

   SNACKS

• hard candy
• lollipops
• mints & gum
• peanut butter
• crackers
• granola bars

   OTHER

• barrettes, hair clips and ribbon for hair bows
• ponytail holders or small rubber bands
• flashlights​ with batteries 

FOR OLDER CHILDREN
​(leave any sharp objects inside safety packaging) ​​

• ​​sewing kits or separate yards of fabric, thread, needles, scissors
• fishing hooks and line
• ​​Tool kits or small hand tools: tape measure, screwdrivers, pliers, work gloves, hammer (metric or English)

Don't have time to build a shoebox? Pa gen pwoblèm! (No problem!)
Make a Shoebox Ministry donation and a CARHA staff member will build a shoebox for you!

Is your Shoebox packed?

For details about where to send your packed shoeboxes, or how you or your church can start a collection drive, contact info@carha.net today!

 Reach out to shoebox coordinator Peggy at pquick@carha.net for drop off spots in:
Pearl, MS
Independence, KS
Port St Lucie, FL 

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Join Us in Haiti
​Want to witness the joy of giving a shoebox firsthand? 
Join us in Haiti for our annual shoebox ministry distribution to children in the Gonaïves, Haiti area! 

Shoebox Mission Trips

Be part of spreading God's love on the next Shoebox trip: January 5 - 10, 2022 
​​ We are so blessed by your YES!