What is Christmas Gift?
Operation Care International’s annual Christmas Gift celebration combats spiritual and economic poverty in Dallas. It is an annual birthday celebration for Jesus honoring the homeless and impoverished at the Dallas Convention Center. The event is held in December each year and draws thousands to a central location allowing Operation Care to connect our guests to our advocate partners on a large and efficient scale that will help them escape homelessness and poverty.
Volunteer for Christmas Gift!
Attention Volunteers: Free parking is available at the Garage of the Dallas Convention Center on the day of the event. The garage entrance is at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Griffin Street.
Every year we need volunteers to make Christmas Gift a success. Whether you want to help with check-ins, food, footwashing, evangelism, or decoration, we have a spot for you!
Please stay tuned for information about our volunteer opportunities for Christmas Gift 2026.
Donations Needed
1400 – New Blankets Twin and Full Only (no comforters, sheets or pillows)
650 – New Coat sizes needed for women – Large, 1X and 2X
1025 – New Coat Sizes needed for man – 1X, 2X and 3X
450 – New – Athletic Shoe sizes needed for women – 7, 8, 9 and10
1,020 – New – Athletic Shoe sizes needed for men – 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16
600 – New Adult size sleeping bags
New Toys for children ages 3 to 14
Tonka Toys
Dolls
Balls – Basketballs, Soccer, baseballs and gloves, Nerf
Frisbees
Spinners
Cars – trucks, remote, all types
