Support the Bankside Christmas Gift Appeal and together we can make a difference this festive season to people dealing with homelessness, or struggling with their mental health, and to our older neighbours.
How to donate?
Each organisation supported by the appeal has a dedicated wish list page, with gift items tailored to the needs of the people they support. Choose the organisation you want to help and click the link to see their wish list.
- The Manna Society – a day centre for homeless people and those in need, providing hot meals, hot showers, and clean clothes, as well as housing and welfare advice to around 160 people.
- Lucy Brown House – this sheltered housing service near Borough Market is home to 36 elderly and vulnerable residents.
- Blackfriars Settlement Positive Ageing Service (fulfilled) – a day centre service providing support and social activities for 235 local older people.
- Blackfriars Settlement Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (fulfilled)– groups, activities and one-to-one support helping 95 people facing mental health challenges in the community.
- United St Saviours’ Hopton Street Almshouses (fulfilled)– the almshouses provide affordable accommodation for 24 older people.
- St Mungo’s Great Guildford Street hostel (fulfilled) – a 24-hour service that looks after 51 people who are affected by homelessness and have high support needs.
- Robes Project (fulfilled) – running winter night shelters for up to 20 people, this charity also offers advice and support to help people experiencing homelessness rebuild their lives.
Support the appeal in your business.
If you would like to make a corporate donation to support the Bankside Christmas Gift Appeal, please contact Rachel Nicholson.
How does the Bankside Christmas Gift Appeal work?
We partner with For Common Good, a zero-waste donation platform that means we can create bespoke wish lists for each organisation supported by the appeal, giving them the chance to tailor the gifts to suit the needs of the people they help. Commonly requested gift items include warm clothing, toiletries and edible treats.
During October and November, the wish lists are live and generous Banksiders donate to help tick off all the gifts needed for each organisation we support. The gifts are delivered to Better Bankside, and in December, teams of volunteers help wrap and pack the donated gifts so that we can deliver them in time for each organisation’s festive celebrations. The wrapping events are exclusively for people who work for Bankside-based businesses. Visit our Events page for more information.
If you have any questions about the Bankside Christmas Gift Appeal, please get in touch with Kyri Vassilas and Rachel Nicholson.
