community members sponsor gifts in schools, shelters [Video]

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — There’s always hope and expectations at Christmas, but expenses like rent and bills come first. To help make holiday dreams come true for children and families in financial uncertainty, organizations like the Twin Falls School District and Valley House connect sponsors with families to provide Christmas gifts.

• Twin Falls School District has identified almost 400 school children who qualify as housing insecure.
• Valley House also runs a holiday gift sponsorship, which helps more than 100 families this year.
• TFSD has a year-round Angel Fund that helps pay for incidentals for homeless or housing-insecure students.

(Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)

Twin Falls schools are quiet now, kids are on break until January, but in the days before winter break began, Jennifer Herzog was in a flurry of activity.

“I was extremely busy,” Herzog said. “A lot of kids were asking for warm gloves that are good in the snow and some …