POTSDAM — Applications are now available for people to receive assistance from the Potsdam Holiday Fund Inc. program, which provides new gifts, warm clothing and food to area families with children and to senior citizens in need.

College students with children who are in need of assistance are eligible as well.

The program is being coordinated by a group of volunteers in the community. The Potsdam Holiday Fund serves residents in Potsdam, Madrid, Hopkinton, Nicholville, Brasher Falls, Chase Mills, Fort Jackson, West Stockholm and Winthrop.

Applications may be picked up at the following locations:

• Potsdam: Post Office, Potsdam Neighborhood Center, Evergreen Park Office, Debra Drive Apartments Office, Midtown Apartments Office, Mayfield Apartments Office, Potsdam Central Schools (Sue Pike, Home/School Counselor), Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Potsdam Head Start

• SUNY Potsdam: The Non-Traditional Student Lounge in Carson Hall, Campus Ministry, Student Success Center and the Food Pantry in Dunn Hall.

• Clarkson University: Dean of Students Office and department offices. Hannawa Falls: Post Office, Helping Hands of Potsdam, Inc.

• Post offices in Madrid, West Stockholm, Winthrop, Nicholville, Fort Jackson, Hopkinton.

Other locations in the area include Renewal House, One Stop Career Center, St. Lawrence County Community Services, Office for the Aging, Social Services, Public Health, Cerebral Palsy of the North Country, the Prenatal Perinatal Council, and Youth Advocates.

The application and income guidelines are also available at www.potsdamholidayfund.org/apply.

Deadline for the applications is Saturday, Nov. 30. Applications may be mailed to the Potsdam Holiday Fund, PO Box 827, Potsdam, NY 13676.

Food baskets will be delivered or can be picked up Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints on Castle Drive (off Leroy St.) in Potsdam. Distribution of gifts and clothing is scheduled for Friday, December 20, and Saturday, December 21, at the United Methodist Church in Potsdam.

As in the past, applicants are asked to provide verification of income and age for all members of their household. The guidelines for eligibility are the same as the guidelines used by the Potsdam Neighborhood Center.