Support
Santa America
Our ‘Core Mission’ is to bring Love, Hope and Joy wrapped in a warm Santa hug to children and their families in grief and bereavement, to children with a chronic pediatric illnesses, or children suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder).
Santa is available to visit children and families in distress where ever he is needed, in hospice, hospital or at home 365 days a year.
National
Organization
Founded in 2003, Santa America is a national volunteer service organization.
Spreading Love, Hope and Joy wherever he goes for everyone he meets, when Santa Claus is needed, he visits a child or family any month of the year.
With Santas reaching across America to visit children and families facing physical, emotional, and situational crisis, Santa America is mission focused.
Supporting the Mission or
Attending the 2025 Symposium…
You can make a donation to the General Fund to support the Santa America Mission, or to Attend the 2025 Santa America Symposium… just complete the form below…
Announcing The 2025 Santa Symposium
Subject Matter Experts
All guest speakers are experts in their fields, delivering subject centered presentations on medically and emotionally sensitive encounters, and situational preparation for Hospice and Bereavement, Autism Spectrum, and Post-Traumatic Stress encounters.
Biennial Learning & Training
Santa America Symposiums are focused Biennial Training and Learning events conducted in a relaxed social atmosphere, where subject matter experts present focused, current, and relevant topics supporting children and their families with special needs circumstances.
Where & When
The 2025 Santa America Symposium is being held from Thursday September 4th – Saturday September 6th at the Historic Savoy Hotel, 219 W 9th Kansas City, Missouri. 64015
The Savoy has set aside a block of rooms for Santa America at the discounted rate of $149.00 a night plus taxes and fees.
Use the reservation code ‘SANTA9’ to take advantage of this special rate until 08/14/2025. Availability is limited to 75 attendees. This is a popular nationwide. Reserve early!
IMPORTANT: You must Reserve your Room! Registering
for the Symposium does not reserve your room.
Subject Presentations
- Volunteerism
- Santa America Programs
- Trafficking
- Abuse
- Death, Grief and Bereavement
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Children and Trauma
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Working with children with unseen disabilities
- Including round table discussions
- Where do we go from here?
Registration & Fees
The cost of the Symposium is $350.00 per person, and the symposium fee covers handouts, meeting space, continental breakfast, lunch, break snacks and one evening dinner.
Just complete the donation form above, and we will take care of getting you registered…. REMEMBER: You must Reserve your Room. Registering for the Symposium does not reserve your room!
If you have questions, or want to submit a paper registration form, you can click Contact us for Registration Information… or to submit an inquiry.
The 2025 Santa America Symposium Agenda
(this is a tentative schedule – subject to change)
Thursday – September 4th
- 11:00am – 1:00pm Registration
and Social Gathering - 1:00 – Opening overview, Volunteerism,
Santa America Programs (Bill and Kevin) - 1:30 – PTSD (Jack Senterfitt)
- 2:30 – Trafficking
- 4:00 – Abuse (Value Unconditional)
- 5:00 – Adjourn
Friday – September 5th
- 9:00 Death, Grief,
Bereavement (Jennifer Judd) - 10:30. Basics of ASL Sign language
- 12:00 – Lunch
- 1:00 – Autism, spectrum disorders (presenter KCDT)
- 2:30 – Autism Family Roundtable
- 4:30 – Adjourn
- 5:00 – Dinner
Saturday – September 6th
- 9:00 – Children
and Trauma - 11:00 – TBA
- 12:00 – Lunch
- 1:00 – Suicide Prevention
- 3:00 – Where Do
We Go From Here? - 4:00 – Adjourn