Santa's for the Homeless Campaign by She Inspired Her for the street homeless in Newham

The season of giving in December was festively ushered in with She Inspired Her CIC Founder Crystal Emmanuel a.k.a @CrystalTheKing bringing joy to those less fortunate, by successfully collaborating to bring together the philanthropic and uplifting 'Santa’s for the Homeless' pop-up campaign for the street homeless in London Borough of Newham, powered by events company Celebrity Creations Management and funded by Newham's 'Get The Party Started' grant.

The Santa’s for the Homeless campaign was created with the intent of ensuring that street homeless individuals in London that could be reached by the campaign during December would receive kits including daily essentials and necessities such as water, scarves, gloves, hats, and flasks to help them through the winter, alongside a hearty festive meal and social breakfast to allow them to eat well and spend time with others during the festive period.

Santa's for the Homeless volunteers wrapped gifts for the homeless at Caritas Anchor House, a hostel based in Canning Town for the vulnerably housed.

On 22nd December 2016, the Emmanuel Parish Church based in Forest Gate also got on-board this campaign to provided a hot full English breakfast to the street homeless and vulnerably housed guests in attendance, based in Newham, whereas the Santa's for the Homeless team distributed winter kits and gifts to these guests.

Crystal Emmanuel said: “I have wanted to do something for the street homeless for a while now and I decided to focus on Christmas week this year knowing that this is a time of year where we all have access to luxuries like food, warmth, home, the company of friends and family and the privilege to open gifts from loved ones. Not everyone has that, but we all deserve it, so I got straight to work with my vision for the Santa's for the Homeless campaign in late October and was so happy to see it all come together with the support of Newham's 'Get The Party Started' and some great venue and clothing sponsors. We also reached out to the public for donations of their unwanted winter clothing, coats and accessories for the contents of some of the kits.

“I couldn't have done this without the help of those who got involved in the campaign and helped connect the dots to bring my vision to life, so I'd like to say a big thank you to our Venue Sponsors Carita's Anchor House and Waterloo Action Centre, our media sponsor In-Spire LS Magazine, one of our clothing donation Sponsor Retro Village and our lovely volunteers Unique Barnett , Ellon, Safiyyah, Mavis Wenham of ANKH Place and Mother and son duo Pat and Dominic” added the Beckton native.

The Santa’s for the Homeless campaign kick-started its positive and prosperous initiative with a litany of volunteers who donated and devoted their time to the campaign.

3-time Award-winning In-spire LS Magazine officially supported the positive Santa’s for the Homeless 2016 campaign as an official media sponsor, whilst the Santa’s for the Homeless 2016 campaign creator Crystal King UK inspired London to make a difference in spreading much-needed holiday cheer into the lives of the homeless this winter.

The hard-working and passionate Santa's for the Homeless 2016 team and volunteers all played pivotal roles throughout the Santa's for the Homeless 2016 campaign delivering with their happy-go-lucky, friendly spirits which infectiously uplifted the homeless who received unconditional love, tremendous warmth and optimism courtesy of the Santa's for the Homeless 2016 under the loving umbrella of Celebrity Creations Management; Celebrity Creations Management are already planning a similar philanthropic campaign for 2017 to supercede the Santa's for the Homeless 2016 campaign and potentially extend their reach into Essex and Kent.

The Santa’s for the Homeless 2016 campaign could not have been remotely possible without London warmly extending its heart in not giving a hand out, rather a much needed hand up in the season of giving. Santa's for the Homeless 2016 brought vast warmth and endless gifts to those who truly wanted something special this Christmas.

Article by +Dean Perretta via In-Spire LS Magazine

Venues who sponsored the Santa’s for the Homeless 2016 campaign were Caritas Anchor House in Canning Town and Waterloo Action Centre in Southwark.

A huge thank you to all our sponsors:

Caritas Anchor House, Waterloo Action Centre, In-Spire LS Magazine, ANKH Place & King Visions Photography