Our Story
The Christmas Box International partners with communities worldwide to prevent child abuse and improve the quality of life for at-risk children. These children are victims of abuse, neglect, trafficking, homelessness, or other risks no child should face.
Our mission is simple: every child deserves a childhood.
In 1996, founder and New York Times best-selling author Richard Paul Evans created a safe place for Utah’s children, a Christmas Box House, naming the charity after his first novel, The Christmas Box.
In 2018, we served 10,474 at-risk children. We have completed building our emergency children’s shelters, and we continue to grow our programs. Our programs aim to help at-risk youth by providing a Merry Christmas morning to serving teens transitioning out of foster care. We are always striving to do more, and we need your help.
Board of Directors
Richard Paul Evans
Author & Founder – Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and CEO of The Christmas Box International
Judy Bangerter
Community Advocate
Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Joell Brown
Community Advocate
Public Relations and Fundraising Committee Chair,
Member Executive Committee
Kearston Cutrubus
Customer and Community Relations Director
Cutrubus Automotive Team
Celeste Edmunds
Executive Director of
The Christmas Box International
Former Youth in Care
Keri Evans
Community Advocate and Business Woman
Founder of The Christmas Box International
Douglas R. Short
Attorney
Program Planning Committee Chair,
Vice Chair Executive Committee,
Executive Vice President of
The Christmas Box International
Lynn Taylor
Businessman
Finance and Audit Committee Chair,
Member Executive Committee
Shelly Tripp
Coldwell Banker Realtor
Former Youth in Care
Karen Williams
Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation
Staff
Richard Paul Evans
President and CEO
Celeste Edmunds
Executive Director
celeste@thechristmasbox.org
Rurik Bjornsson
Internal Operations
rurik@thechristmasbox.org
801-747-2201 ext. 106
Kristin Jensen
Programs Resource Coordinator
kristin@thechristmasbox.org
801-747-2201 ext. 107
Christmas Box House Locations
Salt Lake Christmas Box House
3660 So. West Temple
SLC, UT 84115
Ogden Christmas Box House
950 12th Street
Ogden, UT 84404
Moab Christmas Box House
180 So. 300 E., Ste 1
Moab, UT 84532
Christmas Box Resource Room Locations
American Fork Christmas Box Room
Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS) Office
861 E. 900 No. St
American Fork, UT 84003
Provo Christmas Box Room
Provo Government Center
150 E. Center Street
Provo, UT 84606
Sandy Christmas Box Room
Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS) Office
10008 Creek Run Way
Sandy, UT 84070