Newport Beach Fire Santa 2022

Help the Newport Firefighters raise money for our Fire Santa Program Recipients -

The Garcia Family

Ynet Garcia is a local single mother of three children ages 10, 12 and 18 years old. She recently lost both her job and apartment in the same month. Her family of four is now temporarily living in a small garage big enough for one mattress and storage boxes. They have no refrigerator or microwave and their garage has no insulation with temps nearing freezing at times. Ynet has picked up another job to help support her kids during these difficult times. Despite their circumstance, Ynet’s children are still excelling both in attendance and academics at their schools. Ynet was nominated for the Fire Santa program by school faculty and is described as a hardworking, appreciative woman who is facing serious adversity.

Every year the Newport Beach Firefighters adopt a local family during the Christmas season through our Fire Santa Program. Our goal has always been to extend our service to the community we already serve by assisting those families who are unable to support themselves due to extenuating circumstances.

This program started 17 years ago with the idea of helping a child / children to receive everything they would want for Christmas. (Christmas tree, gifts, Christmas dinner, decorations, etc.) throughout the entire month of December. What we found is that there was SO much more that these families needed.

This quickly became our primary focus. We have completed everything from total home remodels, months worth of groceries, job placement and paying off medical bills or rent checks to avoid eviction. We always conclude each year with a check made out to the family we serve. Although the tasks are different every year, the one remaining constant is the enormous impact our family / community can make to the family we serve. This year is turning out to be no exception.