Santa Cops

A non-profit organization that since 1985 has delivered Christmas to underprivileged families. The Santa Cop Program is a 30 plus year community effort by the Arlington Police Association Foundation and Arlington Police Department in conjunction with the Arlington Independent School District to provide a memorable Christmas for children in Arlington.
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The program has evolved from police officers providing Christmas trees, food and gifts to families in their beat to providing toys and supplies for over 400 families and more than 1200 children in 2015. The Santa Cop Program currently identifies needy families through the social workers and counselors at targeted AISD elementary schools. A party is provided for these families at the Arlington Convention Center where refreshments, good cheer, gifts, and even Santa is on hand to provide for a festive time. Groupings of schools are provided their very own party time so that each party is specialized for that group.

Mission: To provide the spirit of Christmas to Arlington families in need.

Operating as usual

11/23/2020

Tin Man Tough

Thank you Elliott. I miss you. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.

Tin Man wants to thank you for the donations for his Santa Cops toy drive!

We still have two weeks to bring in more toys for kids in our community, so if you’re interested in donating, check out the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UK41KVYTG9PL?ref_=wl_share

Each of the toys and books on the list are gifts that Elliott would be happy to give to another child - he picked most of the items out himself!

(Although, after making this video, he pointed out that we need to add some Star Wars and Imaginext stuff to the list.)

**The deadline to purchase is Sunday, December 6th** – This turnaround ensures that the Arlington Police Department has plenty of time to receive, organize, wrap, and deliver the gifts to the families.

If you won’t be purchasing from this list, please consider sharing this post or donating to one of your own local toy drive programs.

And if you wish to do something specifically for Tin Man himself - he still loves checking the mail and is always excited to receive a card.

Tin Man
P.O. Box 151520
Arlington, TX 76015

Half the heart, twice the fight.
#TinManTough

11/16/2020

Thank you Tim Man Tough. The children will be so excited to see gifts under their trees.

A lot of you have already reached out asking what you can do for our family for Christmas, so we wanted to get this out there for anyone else who wants to brighten someone else’s holiday season.

We all know 2020 has been rough.

There has been so much sadness and division and loss.

Now, more than ever, it is our wish to help give gifts to children and families who are in need of a boost this year.

So,like last year, we will be partnering with the Santa Cops program by hosting a toy/book drive!

[The Santa Cops Program is a 30 plus year community effort by the Arlington Police Association Foundation and Arlington Police Department in conjunction with the Arlington Independent School District to provide a memorable Christmas for children in Arlington. The Santa Cop program identifies needy families through the social workers and counselors at targeted AISD elementary schools and has evolved from police officers providing Christmas trees, food and gifts to families in their beat to providing toys and supplies for over 400 families and more than 1200 children a year.]

If you would like to do something special for Tin Man, please consider purchasing an item from the wishlist below, giving him the wonderful experience of working with his friends at the Arlington Police Department and giving to others in our community.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UK41KVYTG9PL?ref_=wl_share

Each of the toys and books on the list are gifts that Elliott would be happy to give to another child - he picked most of them out himself!

**The deadline to purchase is Sunday, December 6th** – This turnaround ensures that APD has plenty of time to receive, organize, wrap, and deliver the gifts to the families.

If you won’t be purchasing from this list, please consider sharing this post or donating to one of your own local toy drive programs!

If you wish to do something specifically for Tin Man himself - he still loves checking the mail and is always excited to receive a card.

Tin Man
P.O. Box 151520
Arlington, TX 76015

Thank you all for thinking of us during the holidays - We hope you find moments of joy and peace this season.

Half the heart, twice the fight.
#TinManTough
#MyHeartIsBeeping

Spread joy.
Enjoy the the moment.
Take care of one another.
Stay safe.
Stay strong.

Its NTxGivingday ... you can support APA Santa Cops by going to www.apatx.com! It’s never to early to get on Santa’s g...

09/19/2019

Arlington Police Association

Its NTxGivingday ... you can support APA Santa Cops by going to www.apatx.com! It’s never to early to get on Santa’s good list!

Arlington Police Association

12/10/2017

Arlington Voice

Arlington Voice actually went Facebook live from our Warehouse the other night!! Thank you for this great article!!!

Volunteers are sifting through thousands of gifts in preparation for the upcoming Santa Cops party hosted by Arlington PD. We visited “Santa’s workshop” to see exactly what goes into making this event a reality. Part of our 25 Days of Good News series >> https://goo.gl/MZVRYc

11/15/2017

If you have a business or organization in Arlington and would like to have a toy drive OR even place a donation box at your business ... let us know!!!

11/08/2017

Margarita Ball in 35th year of providing toys for needy kids - Star Telegram, 2017-11-08

Thank You Arlington Margarita Society .. we couldnt do what we do without your help!!! The Ball is right around the corner .. GET YOUR TICKETS!!!

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/FortWorth/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=FWST%2F2017%2F11%2F08&entity=Ar04502&sk=2A9B3CF0&mode=text

The Margarita Ball is by invitation (trademark toy soldier invitations were mailed last week), and those wanting to request an invitation should contact one of the 44 Arlington Margarita Society directors.

05/02/2017

Attending a Community Appreciation Brunch! Thank you Crouch!

Address

1801 W Park Row Dr
Arlington, TX
76013

Website

http://www.apatx.com

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One of Arlingtons finest? Or a Toy Soldier from The Nutcracker? ITS BOTH!!!!

Our Story

The Santa Cop Program is a 30 plus year community effort by the Arlington Police Association Foundation and Arlington Police Department in conjunction with the Arlington Independent School District to provide a memorable Christmas for children in Arlington. The program has evolved from police officers providing Christmas trees, food and gifts to families in their beat to providing toys and supplies for over 400 families and more than 1200 children a year. The Santa Cop Program currently identifies needy families through the social workers and counselors at targeted AISD elementary schools. A party is provided for these families at the Arlington Convention Center where refreshments, good cheer, gifts, and even Santa is on hand to provide for a festive time. Groupings of schools are provided their very own party time so that each party is specialized for that group.