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# USPS Operation Santa seeks more volunteers to adopt holiday letters
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/usps-operation-santa-seeks-more-volunteers-to-adopt-holiday-letters/
- Published: 2026-11-09T18:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T18:58:59.000Z
- Author: Maaz Alin
- Tags: Community, Los Angeles

For 114 years, USPS Operation Santa has turned letters to Santa into real holiday moments for children and families. More letters arrive each season, but there still aren’t enough volunteers to adopt every one. The U.S. Postal Service is calling for more “Santa’s Helpers” to meet the need.

Registration opened Nov. 2 at USPSOperationSanta.com. Readers and adopters must first complete an identity verification process. Letter adoption begins Nov. 16.

The Postal Service is encouraging individuals, families, friend groups, workplaces and community organizations to take part. Adopters choose a letter, fulfill a wish and send a gift safely and anonymously through the official online platform.

Wishes are often small but meaningful. They include warm clothes, a coat that fits, books for school or a toy that makes the season feel normal again.

The number of letters grows each year, but the number of adopters has not kept pace. According to the Postal Service, that gap can leave letters unanswered. The reason is not that the community doesn’t care, but that people don’t realize how easy it is to help.

To participate, volunteers visit USPSOperationSanta.com, create an account and verify their identity. They can then browse letters and adopt alone or as a group.

Adopters choose gifts that match the letter’s wishes. They then select one of two shipping options by the posted deadline so gifts arrive in time for the holidays.

The program is designed to protect privacy and keep giving simple. Adopters can fulfill wishes securely and anonymously through the official site.

More information is available at USPSOperationSanta.com.

Edited by SMDP Staff