David & Margaret Youth and Family Services host holiday events.

David & Margaret Youth and Family Services is ringing in the holidays with events that have become a mainstay of December activities in the community.

The agency’s Annual Holiday Open House will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. The afternoon will feature tours of the cottages, which are decorated in keeping with themes chosen by their residents, girls ages 11-18. Attendees can vote for their favorite one as they sample cookies and other festive treats prepared by the residents of each cottage.

Santa will be on hand, as will the popular local duo Michael Beatty and Tracy G., who will provide the sounds of the season for attendees to enjoy while they munch on light refreshments and 50-cent tacos by Tacos andHotDogs.com.

As evening approaches, the agency will light its beautiful Christmas tree on the porch of the Whitney Building and hold a gift-basket opportunity drawing for attendees who bring a gift or gift card. A donation of $100 or more will enter the donor into an opportunity drawing for a $400 Google Nexus 10 tablet, .

The Michael Beatty Band with special guest Tracy G. will again play to benefit David & Margaret Youth and Family Services at their eighth annual Acoustic Christmas. The event will be held at 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, at Beer Belly Deli in Claremont’s Packing House, 590 W. First St. The concert is free, and attendees are encouraged to bring a donation of cash or a gift card valued at $15 or more to help make the holidays brighter for the children in David & Margaret’s foster care program.

David & Margaret Youth and Family Services serves approximately 1,000 clients annually through a comprehensive range of services, including a residentially based program for adolescent girls, shelter care for adolescent girls and boys, a foster family agency, adoption assistance, mental health services, treatment for learning disabilities, a transitional living program, schooland community-based education and mentoring programs. Additionally, it has a chemical program that is certified by the state of California for residents who are recovering from substance abuse. Its Joan Macy School, a specialized nonpublic on-grounds school, opened in 1989 and serves agency residents as well as students referred from surrounding school districts.

For more information on the Holiday Open House, contact Jessica Bell at 909-596-5921, ext. 3217 or BellJ@David andMargaret.org. For details on the Acoustic Christmas, contact Julie Griffith at 909-596-5921, Ext. 3180 or GriffithJ@ DavidandMargaret.org.