Can I donate used items?

No. We’re only able to accept new items for the Giving Tree. If you’d like to give gently used clothing or goods, please visit our In-Kind Giving page for more information.

If we run out of ornaments, can we get more?

Yes! Call us at (907) 339-4230 or email development@covenanthouseak.org and we’ll get you more ornaments.

Can I get a donation receipt?

Yes. Your Giving Tree Kit includes donation forms for gift-givers to fill out and return with their purchased item. Covenant House Alaska will send out holiday giving receipts in January.

Where do I drop off my gift after I’ve purchased it?

Please return your gift (unwrapped) to the same Giving Tree where you picked up the ornament. We’ll coordinate with tree hosts to deliver all gifts together to Covenant House Alaska.

Why is there also an online gift registry?

Our Giving Tree ornaments include items we know we’ll need, such as gift cards and items for our “holiday store” on Christmas morning. The online registry allows us to add individual youth wishes that come in closer to the holidays, as new young people enter our services.

Where are gifts delivered to?

Gifts can be dropped off in person, or mailed to: Covenant House Alaska ATTN: Holiday Gifts 755 A Street Anchorage, AK 99501

Giving Tree

Brighten the lives of youth experiencing homelessness.

Sign up by October 18
Tree kits are delivered by November 7
Gifts due back to Covenant House Alaska by December 19

Set up a tree at your business, church, or group with our provided paper ornaments. Each indicates a gift or need from a young person at Covenant House Alaska. People pick an ornament, buy the item, and bring it back to the Giving Tree host. You'll bring all the gifts to us, and our volunteer team makes sure they’re ready for Christmas!

Giving Tree sign-up is closed for 2025.
Please visit our Holiday Registry to see the items we need for the holiday season this year.

The most impactful part of the Giving Tree process is that the gifts feel personal to our youth. The fact that each young person receives something different and unique to them makes them feel special. One of our youth received a drawing kit and lit up talking about it. He showed staff all the different sketching tools included and what they are used for.
Youth Engagement Specialist

How it

Works

Host a Tree

We’ll provide the tags, each with a youth’s holiday wish. You set up the tree in a place where your community can see it.

Gifts Are Returned

Donors bring gifts back to the location of your Giving Tree. From there, we’ll coordinate with you to make sure they’re delivered to the youth Christmas morning.

People Choose Tags

Guests or customers take a tag and shop for the listed gift.

Important

We ask when you select the total value of your Giving Tree, you select any amount your business or group is willing to support, regardless of how many of your employees or members participate. Your group will be responsible for fulfilling all the items listed on the ornaments you receive.

FAQ

Yes. When you choose the total value for your Giving Tree, please select an amount your business or group is willing to cover, no matter how many employees or members participate. This helps us ensure every youth receives something special for the holidays.

2025

Giving Tree Hosts

St John's Methodist Church
First Congregational Church of Anchorage
SALT
R&M Consultants, Inc.
The Clothesline Consignment
Green Connection
Alaska Dental Care
Global Credit Union
Global Credit Union Anchorage Financial Center - Insurance & Investment Services
HDL Engineering Consultants
Credit Union 1
LVSH Studio
Uncle Herb's - 6511 Arctic Spur Road
Uncle Herbs - 209 King Circle
Uncle Herb's - 360 Boniface Parkway, Suite A2-A4
The Premier Life of Anchorage
Marsh McLennan Agency, LLC
DOWL

Get Involved

Be a part of Covenant House Alaska.

There are ways for everyone to help.