Leeds Homeless Christmas Shoebox Appeal

18/01/2026

Leeds Winter Night Shelter at All Hallows Church (LS6), open seven days this week - offering a warm, safe place for people experiencing homelessness during the cold winter months.

If you know anyone who is homeless you can refer them via this email [email protected]

Saturday night in the Leeds Winter Night Shelter at All Hallows Church (LS6), open seven days this week - offering a warm, safe place for people experiencing homelessness during the cold winter months.

Guests receive a hot meal, a bed for the night, and access to washing facilities in a welcoming and respectful environment where people can also chat with service providers to see what extra support we can give them to help people back on their feet.

If you know anyone who is homeless you can refer them via this email [email protected]

Cllrs Abdul Hannan and Jonathan Pryor

22/12/2025

We’ve done our final drop off this morning at Stepping Stones Baby Bank 💓

13/12/2025

Thank you so so so much 🎁

13/12/2025

🥰 THANK YOU 😊

As this year’s appeal comes to an end, our volunteers Alison, Emma and Jo would love to say a big THANK YOU for supporting us this year.

Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity, and to everyone who has helped out in any way. This year, we collected over 650 boxes!

The Leeds Homeless Shoebox Appeal began as a small, heartfelt effort to spread joy and kindness during Christmas. What started back in 2015 with a simple gathering of essential-filled shoeboxes for Streetwise’s charity Christmas party (where both Emma and Alison were Trustees), quickly snowballed into something extraordinary. The appeal’s incredible growth meant hundreds of boxes were collected each year - so many that the team began sharing them with other local charities.

While Streetwise’s work has now been absorbed into the incredible community outreach efforts of North Church Leeds, this appeal lives on. Powered by a network of dedicated volunteers - led by Alison, Emma, and Jo - it has become a city-wide and far-reaching mission, uniting businesses, individuals, and communities to ensure no one is forgotten at Christmas.

With shoeboxes overflowing with love and essentials, the appeal touches lives across Leeds and surrounding areas. This year, we supported incredible local charities including:
Homeless Beginning Kitchen
Lighthouse
Greenbridge Housing
Hidden Homeless
Homeless Street Angels
Neruka’s soup kitchen
UCKG
Food Aid Network
Together women
North Church Community cafe
PAFRAS
Food banks
Stepping Stones Baby Bank
…and others

From collecting, storing, sorting, checking, and wrapping to distributing, this inspiring grassroots effort proves the power of people coming together to make a difference.

The appeal is now closed. See you all next year!? 😃

13/12/2025

Sue from Homeless Beginning Kitchen came to pick up these boxes this morning 🥰

13/12/2025

Lighthouse collected these boxes and bags earlier to help spread light this Christmas 🎄

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This batch were collected by Greenbridge Housing 🥰

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Boxes for Hidden Homeless 🥰

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Boxes and bags for Neruka’s 🥰

13/12/2025

These boxes were collected by UCKG 🎁

13/12/2025

The Food Aid Network collecting boxes in the winter sun this morning☀️… spreading joy ☺️

13/12/2025

Homeless street angels collecting their bags and boxes earlier this morning 🥰