For individuals
Adopt an Angel
Choose a local child from our Online Angel Tree, receive their Angel Tag, and shop for a gift from their Christmas wish list.
The Salvation Army · Greater New York
Make Christmas
brighter for a child.
Angel Tree connects generous New Yorkers with local children whose Christmas wishes are waiting to be fulfilled.
Angel Tags available November 6, 2026
About Angel Tree
Christmas wishes,
made possible together.
The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree brings New Yorkers, companies, schools, and community groups together to make Christmas brighter for children across Greater New York. Choose an Angel, shop their wish list, and deliver gifts unwrapped so our teams can prepare them for families.
How Angel Tree works
Read the full guide- 01
Choose an Angel
Select a child through our Online Angel Tree or your company or organization’s Angel Tree.
- 02
Shop their wish
Use the Angel Tag to shop for the child’s requested gifts.
- 03
Deliver gifts unwrapped
Keep gifts unwrapped and include the Angel ID so our team can prepare them for the family.
Find your way to give
Choose how you’ll make
Christmas brighter.
For companies + communities
Sponsor an Angel Tree
Receive a customized digital Angel Tree for your company, school, or community group. Invite your team to adopt local children together.
For volunteer groups
Volunteer your time
Help sort, organize, and prepare donated gifts at our Angel Tree Toy Shop at Star Lake Camp in Bloomingdale, New Jersey.
Thoughtful gifts, simpler shopping
More ways to give.
Prefer to shop from a registry? Use the Gift Box or Amazon Toy Shop to send requested toys to support children across Greater New York. To shop for a specific child, start by adopting an Angel.
The Gift Box experience
A little box.
So much possibility.
Browse the toys children are asking for, build your Gift Box, and shop your selections through our official Walmart registry. Links take you directly to the selected items on our registry.
Build a Gift Box
Prefer Amazon?
The Angel Tree Toy Shop
Shop our official Amazon toy registry and send a little Christmas joy directly to support children across Greater New York.
Shop the Amazon Toy ShopMark your calendar
Angel Tree 2026
NOV06
Angel Tags available
Begin sharing Angel Tags and shopping for your Angels.
DEC11
Preferred gift receipt
Please have gifts arrive by this date whenever possible.
DEC14
Final gift deadline
All gifts must be received by this date.
Christmas starts with you
Make room for a little kindness.
Bring your company or community together for Angel Tree.