Founded in 1940, the Christmas Bureau is one of Edmonton’s longest serving non-profit organizations. Non-denominational and accessible to all Edmontonians in need, the Christmas Bureau coordinates Christmas giving by providing a one stop application process to receive three Christmas services - food and teen gift cards from the Christmas Bureau and coordinating with 630 CHED Santas Anonymous Inc. who deliver toys to children under the age of 13. While the process of determining a person's eligibility is a thorough one, it is marked by a spirit of compassion and generosity, respecting his or her dignity, integrity, confidentiality and rights. Our mandate is to provide a festive meal and to provide co-ordination of Christmas giving for Edmontonians in need. The gift is greater than one meal on one day at Christmastime. One act of kindness can impact someone for a lifetime. The Bureau is a registered non-profit society governed by a board of directors and administered by a small staff employed for a portion of the year.