Sign Up for the Annual Student Parent Holiday Gift Drive

The Student Parent Working Group, comprised of the Women's Resources and Research Center and Transfer Resource Center, is hosting a holiday gift drive for the children of current UC Davis student parents.

UC Davis graduate and undergraduate student parents/caregivers may sign up using the form linked below to participate. Gifts for children will be sponsored by UC Davis community members and the WRRC. Your information will be kept private to all but the event organizers.

Gifts will be available for pick-up at the Student Parent Holiday Meet and Greet held on Thursday, December 15th from 10am-12pm in the Student Community Center, Mtg Room D. If you are unable to attend this event, you must arrange an alternate pick-up time.

Deadline to sign up is Monday, November 28, at 11:59pm. Questions? Contact Cecily Nelson-Alford, WRRC Director at cnelsona@ucdavis.edu or Antoinette Banks, WRRC GSR at arbanks@ucdavis.edu. Click here for the holiday gift program sign-up form!

Sign Up to Sponsor a Student Parent Family During the Holidays

Are you interested in sponsoring one or more children of UC Davis student parents? Sign up as a sponsor for our annual holiday gift drive by Tuesday, November 29th at 11:59pm. 

About the Holiday Gift Drive

This program started in 2020 to provide tangible support to UC Davis' growing population of parenting students, particularly during the difficult time caused by COVID-19. Previously, all gifts were sponsored by the Women's Resources and Research Center. This year, we've elected to invite our broader campus community to participate. We know that many of you "adopt a family" or find other ways to give during this time of year, and thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to make a difference for our very own students and their families. After signing up to sponsor a family (as an individual or with your department), we will do our best to match you with a family or families that meet your specifications. You will be sent some basic information about this family, including children's interests, ages ,and clothing sizes. Gifts must be dropped off at the Women's Resources and Research Center (North Hall) by Friday, December 9th.