The Sheriff’s Toy Project provides less-fortunate children in our community with gifts, bicycles, computers, clothing and food boxes for more than 7,500 families during the holiday season. In addition to our annual holiday toy and food giveaway, the Sheriff’s Toy Project helps fund the Santa Claus Project, where sheriff’s deputies distribute stockings and gifts each Christmas Eve to the homeless and children in area hospitals undergoing chemotherapy or suffering from other illnesses. The Toy Project also provides emergency relief and special request items throughout the year for families in crisis. Financial assistance also helps with basic necessities for people who struggle with emotional and employment problems.