Lighthouse Care Christmas Appeal 2026

Help Bring Joy Back This Christmas

Christmas should be a season of joy, celebration and hope. But for many families across Queensland, the festive season can bring extra pressure, stress and impossible choices.

As the cost of living continues to stretch household budgets, many parents and carers are facing Christmas wondering how they will put food on the table, buy gifts for their children, or create the kind of memories every family deserves.

That is why the Lighthouse Care Christmas Appeal 2026 exists.

With your generosity, we can support families doing it tough with practical food relief, Christmas hampers, children’s gifts, toy donations and opportunities for the community to get involved.

“Christmas is one of the most meaningful times of the year, but it can also be one of the hardest for families already under pressure. This appeal is about bringing hope, dignity and joy back into Christmas.”

— Lighthouse Care

Santa’s Little Helpers Gift Sponsorship

For many children, Christmas morning is filled with excitement. But for vulnerable families, the pressure of buying gifts can feel overwhelming.

Through Santa’s Little Helpers, your $200 donation sponsors a Christmas wishlist for a vulnerable child.

Every dollar donated to a child sponsorship is spent directly on that child, helping make their Christmas feel magical, personal and full of joy.

“Every child deserves to feel remembered at Christmas. A sponsored wishlist is more than a gift — it is a reminder that someone cares.”

— Lighthouse Care

Sponsor a child’s Christmas wishlist and help create a moment they will never forget.

Lighthouse Hampers of Hope

Christmas food is about more than groceries. It is about gathering around a table, sharing a meal and feeling the warmth of the season.

This year, Lighthouse Care is preparing extra-special Christmas Hampers of Hope for families doing it tough. Your donation will help us provide festive food hampers filled with practical groceries and Christmas extras to make the season a little brighter.

These hampers help ease the pressure on families and give them the chance to enjoy Christmas with dignity.

“A Christmas hamper can take a huge weight off a family’s shoulders. It gives them breathing room, practical support and the chance to celebrate together.”

— Lighthouse Care

Toy Drive

The magic of Christmas is often found in the little moments — a child opening a present, a parent seeing their child smile, a family feeling supported by their community.

By donating toys or making a financial contribution, you can help bring smiles to children who are still eagerly waiting to celebrate the wonder of Christmas.

Together, we can help make sure every child feels the warmth, joy and kindness of the Christmas season.

Christmas Volunteering

As demand for food relief increases during the Christmas season, we welcome extra hands to help pack hampers and prepare support for families in need.

Christmas volunteering is a meaningful opportunity for individuals, workplaces, staff teams, colleagues, friends and families to make a practical difference together.

Whether you can give a few hours or organise a group volunteering day, your time can help bring hope to families across Queensland.

Learn more about volunteering here:

https://lighthousecare.org.au/volunteer

“Volunteering at Christmas is a powerful way to turn generosity into action. Every packed hamper, every sorted gift and every helping hand makes a difference.”

— Lighthouse Care

Your Donation Makes Christmas Brighter

Every gift to the Lighthouse Care Christmas Appeal 2026 helps us support families across Queensland this festive season.

Your donation may help provide:

$50 — Christmas groceries or festive extras for a family

$100 — toys, gifts or practical Christmas support

$200 — a sponsored Santa’s Little Helpers wishlist for a vulnerable child

$500 — multiple Christmas hampers for families doing it tough

$1,000+ — major food relief, toy support and Christmas appeal logistics

All donations, big or small, help bring joy, dignity and practical care to families who need it most.

Give Hope This Christmas

This Christmas, you can help make sure families are not facing the season alone.

Your generosity can place food on tables, gifts under trees and hope back into the hearts of families doing it tough.

Donate today and help make Christmas brighter across Queensland.

For more ways to give to Lighthouse Care, visit:

https://lighthousecare.org.au/donate