Everyone deserves to make the year-end season special for their family. If you live in Acton or Boxborough and need a little extra support this holiday season, please reach out. AB Community Compass will work with neighbors to help fulfill requests anonymously.
Email toys@abccompass.org in your own language for a link to the form (you can just put in the subject and email content "please email me the link to the holiday gifts form").
Requests are due by November 22 2026.
Pickup the gifts Wednesday Dec 16 and Thursday Dec 17
for Boxborough residents at the Boxborough town hall
for Acton residents at the AB Resource Center - Wed Dec 17 8:30am - 7pm, Thu Dec 18 10am-3pm
Alternative solutions possible (eg for Hannukah earlier pickup of Hannukah gifts available, or if those dates above don't work)
Thank you for providing a little extra support for an Acton or Boxborough family this holiday season!
There are multiple ways :
Buy gifts for a specific child - sign up at SignupGenius here (link coming Nov 1)
Buy a gift or gift add-ons on our Amazon wishlist (link coming Nov 1)
Buy a gift or gift add-ons on our Target wishlist (link coming Nov 1)
Buy a prepaid Visa or Amex giftcard - please only for $25 or $50 and mark the value on the giftcard.
Please do NOT wrap the present so parents can see the contents. Feel free to add in wrapping paper and tape and/or a big TJMaxx or Marshall's reusable bag.
All gifts should be dropped off at or sent to the AB Resource Center - Holidays, 15 Charter Rd, Acton MA 01720 between Thu Dec 3 and Wed Dec 9.
Please email us at toys@abccompass.org if your gift will be arriving late.