After pandemic shuts down family business, grandmother turns to toy fund for help

The grandparents are trying to care for four grandchildren on one salary this year.

Mother asks for help: ‘It has been hard’

"With my unemployment running out, we are not sure how we can afford Christmas for the kids. The boys have been such great kids throughout everything ... and we are doing our best to keep things normal even though COVID is still around."

Toy fund volunteers ‘ready to go’ after many had to sit out 2020

While many longtime helpers are able to return to duty, the Press Herald Toy Fund will continue to operate using extra precautions against COVID-19.

Donations adding up for toy fund

Donors, volunteers rally to help children in historic year

Mother remembered for devotion to family and the toy fund

Father rebuilding his life seeks help for his children

Toy fund helps when it’s needed most

The fund has been there through 11 recessions since it was founded in 1949.

Health care workers on front line seek help for their children

One certified nursing assistant missed three weeks of work after testing positive for COVID-19.

Newspaper toy fund starts raising money early for a challenging holiday season

Organizers of the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund expect the need for help around the holidays will be significantly greater because of the pandemic.