The Grand Prairie Police Department's annual Santa Cop event helps take a little pressure off their shoulders by providing each family with a box of toys, toiletries and sometimes even a new bike.
According to a recent Ramsey Solutions report, the average American family will spend about $1,300 this year on Christmas.
"We're thankful, some days we wake up and we don't know what the day is gonna look like. We don't have to worry about that for Christmas," said Grand Prairie resident Rochelle Hill. "It helps me not to have to get as much things that I normally have to do every year. It knocks out two or three gifts per kid," Hill said."Having an opportunity to give a child their very first bike it means a lot to us," said Grand Prairie Police Chief Daniel Scesney."We really try to target families that are truly in need," said Chief Scesney.
"Knowing that I don't have a job, and it was hard, I want to thank everybody here that gave her what she wanted," said Aubree's mom Angelese Rojas.
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