Santa-America, founded in 2003, brings the highest quality Santas together across America to focus on our special mission: an unhurried visit by a loving, committed, trained, back-grounded Santa to families facing physical and emotional crisis.
Individual Santas have been visiting children on a local basis for years. Santa-America brings these points of light together into a true national effort.
Santa-America is composed of compassionate volunteers of great heart representing the highest Santa standards.
Santa volunteers support local hospices and children’s hospitals in their hometowns.
Santa is subject to the toughest background check in the world of Santa—the same as a doctor, nurse or social worker. Santa-America is a national leader in vigorous background standards for Santa.
Santa receives special training in death, bereavement, post traumatic stress, and autism.
Santa receives special training in federal and state patient privacy regulations. Santa-America is fully HIPAA compliant and respects patient and family privacy.
Santa-America is a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and Children’s Hospice International (CHI).
