HighPoint Charitable Services is a local agency that provides food, clothing, and other essentials for people in need.  They also offer support and referral services for life skills training and education.  Oldham County Extension supports HighPoint by providing nutrition, cooking, and gardening information and kits for their clients.

In Fall 2020, HighPoint shared that they had lost a major sponsor who helped provide toys for children during the holidays.   Oldham County Extension assisted HighPoint in filling this void by sponsoring a toy drive in November 2020.   Extension Agents and Staff promoted the toy drive through social media and email marketing.

Thanks to generous Extension clients, 581 toys and gifts were donated over a three day period.  These were delivered to HighPoint and helped ensure that 300 kids and teens received holiday gifts in 2021.  An additional outcome was that Extension clients learned about this charitable organization and asked about other ways they could assist or donate to HighPoint.

Oldham County Extension will continue to provide educational resources for HighPoint and will offer to host a toy drive again in 2021.