For thousands of families throughout  London and Essex the festive period bring stress, worry and desperation instead of excitement, joy and magic.

 

​The cost-of-living crisis on top of previous financial hardship means many children will not receive anything from Santa.

 

The gift boxes that SMILE provide may be the ONLY present their receive this year! Through years of working alongside 26 families hostels across London and Essex we have built a robust donation system. Every year we are provided with the exact number of children and their age groups in each hostel. This data allows us to provide the right amount of age appropriate presents for each site.

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There are 3 main ways to help us this Christmas; 

 

1 - If you wish to organize a group donation through your work place, education facility or family group please contact the team for promotional posters and flyer. Contact us at info@smilelondonessex.com sign up sheet that will need to be completed and returned to the office team. ​​ ​​Last day to register your organisation will be Friday 31st October 2025

 

2 - Sponsor a box, and we can purchase items required (Babies/Primary School Ages £20.00/ Senior £25.00 per box)​ - ​​​You can also donate funds for this appeal via our PayPal Charity Donation Platform. The online store can be found below and will be open all year round. 

 

3 - Share our Social media posts, this is FREE and Easy and will help us reach as many people as we can.  

 

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