With no reindeer but guiding headlights, Santa’s sleigh looks a little different in Johnson County.
Open Heartland is a nonprofit in Iowa City that provides immigrant families in Johnson County with basic needs from clothing to food and hygiene products. On average, they serve 200 families a week, but their annual “Holiday Elf Event” aims to help even more.
Open Heartland leans on donations year-round. During the holiday season, the organization makes an additional call to the community to help distribute gifts and other needed items during a sometimes stressful season for families…