Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies will help 23 families with 42 children have a fantastic holiday during their annual Shop with a Sheriff event Sunday.

Deputies will start shopping with the children at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 17 at the Wal-Mart at 8301 N. Church Rd., Kansas City, Mo. They will shop until about noon. Families were identified to participate through North Kansas City Schools, where the Sheriff’s Office provides school resource deputies.

Each child will get $200 to purchase gifts for themselves and their loved ones. Sheriff’s Office volunteers will be on hand to wrap the gifts. Deputies also will deliver a box full of fresh food and non-perishable items to each family on Dec. 21, in partnership with The Redemptorist Center.

Shop with a Sheriff is funded by grants, public donations and donations that deputies make to be able to sport beards or small nose rings.

KPGZ News - Sarah Boyd with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office contributed to this story