More than 80 percent of the children at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta come from low-income families.

Some families cannot afford a Christmas tree.

UP TV asked members of the Lawrenceville Boys & Girls Club a tough question: Will you pick a Christmas gift for yourself or give it up for a gift for your family?

Warning: Grab some tissue before you watch the responses.

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

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