{"id":40179,"date":"2026-09-14T11:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=40179"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:12:46","slug":"usps-operation-santa-program-now-accepting-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2026\/09\/14\/usps-operation-santa-program-now-accepting-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Operation Santa program now accepting letters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s time to start sending in wish requests for the holidays<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 9\/14\/26 – Today marks the start of the 114th year of USPS Operation Santa<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and the U.S. Postal Service is now accepting holiday letters from children and families throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Every year, thousands of families send letters to Santa at the North Pole. The beloved Postal Service program makes it possible for people to adopt and respond to these letters, fulfilling the holiday wishes of children and families across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe holidays are a time to celebrate the joy of the season. But for some, the simple act of exchanging even small gifts is out of reach,\u201d says Sheila Holman, vice president of marketing for the Postal Service. \u201cFor more than 100 years, USPS Operation Santa has given kindhearted people the opportunity to make dreams come true for thousands of children and their families through simple acts of kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Submitted letters must follow the program guidelines found on\u00a0USPSOperationSanta.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and be postmarked by Dec. 5 to be eligible for potential adoption and fulfillment \u2014\u00a0there is no guarantee that letters submitted to the program will be adopted<\/em>. Letters should be sent to Santa\u2019s official workshop address:<\/p>\n

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Santa Claus
\n123 Elf Rd.
\nNorth Pole, 88888<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<\/div>\n

Letter Adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration to adopt letters starts Nov. 2, and people can register as individuals or groups. The letter adoption window opens on Nov. 16, and registrants can adopt single or family letters to help brighten the holidays for those in need.<\/p>\n

For more information on the program, history, important dates and how to participate as either a letter writer or adopter, visit\u00a0USPSOperationSanta.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to more than 170 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is currently pursuing a transformation plan aimed at restoring long-term financial sustainability, improving service, and maintaining the organization as one of America\u2019s most valued and trusted brands.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s time to start sending in wish requests for the holidays WASHINGTON \u2014 9\/14\/26 – Today marks the start of the 114th year of USPS Operation Santa\u00a0and the U.S. Postal Service is now accepting holiday letters from children and families throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Every year, thousands of families send letters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-postal-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40180,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40179\/revisions\/40180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}