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A gift for Globe Santa, from Ukraine

Letters to Globe Santa tell us that the ordeal of the war in Ukraine is anything but “done” for Ukrainian families in Massachusetts, though they are miles away from the Black Sea.

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Grandparents lament they are ‘a little old for the task’ of raising children

Grandparents, ideally, can often offer a safe home with unconditional love. But for many it comes at a cost, and often this cost is financial.

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Parenting alone, with strength and courage

The usual tribulations of parenting are magnified — greatly — when there is only one parent. All the more so when there’s bereavement, divorce, or separation to contend with.

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Lives upended by crises, mothers ask Globe Santa for help

Globe Santa helps make wishes come true, delivering quality gifts to thousands of families annually since 1956.

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Globe Santa gave a little boy gifts years ago. Now he gives generously to others.

As a small boy living in public housing, Eddie McGrath received Christmas presents from Globe Santa. Today he is committed to giving back, which he does prodigiously, and Globe Santa is prominently on his list.

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Writing to Globe Santa because it ‘gives me hope’

With higher rents, more expensive gas and food, affordable childcare remains out of reach for many working families. With the holiday shopping season in full swing, parents barely making ends meet are stretched to the limit.

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Homeless but not hopeless, families turn to Globe Santa for help

The hard knocks of life can throw any family off balance and out of a home. Divorce, illness, domestic violence, lost jobs, and inability to work in the face of the impossibly high cost of child care are only a few of the many dismal circumstances described in letters to Globe Santa.

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When a child falls ill, all the siblings suffer

A mother of a child with leukemia tells her story, and her wish for her children to have a merry Christmas.