Make it Christmas By supporting our "Make it Christmas" appeal, your company can make homeless people feel less alone this Christmas. Expand Christmas is a time for being around family, friends and loved ones. But for many homeless and vulnerable people, it is one of the loneliest and most difficult times of the year. This year, we want to reduce the isolation that so many of our clients feel and help to bring some joy and festive cheer into their lives. We’re asking your business to support our ‘Make it Christmas’ appeal by donating presents and hampers of gifts. Find out more.
Charity of the Year partnerships Why not support us all year round by nominating SHP as your Charity of the Year? Expand By making SHP your Charity of the Year, you can embark on a rewarding experience for your business while making a significant contribution to our work. Employee engagement is at the heart of all our partnerships. We want our partnerships to be enriching and engaging, helping you to deliver on your business objectives while inspiring and motivating your staff as your company helps us to prevent homelessness and transform lives. As a partner of SHP, you will have dedicated partnerships manager who will ensure that your company and employees get the most out of the relationship. Thanks to the diversity of our work there are many ways for staff at all levels to get involved, whether it's volunteering, raising money or offering expertise. We will work with you to develop an engagement plan tailored to the skills and interests of your staff, ensuring that we have clear, shared aims and an agreed plan for the partnership. If you're interested in becoming a Charity of the Year partner, get in touch with our fundraising team.
Take on a team challenge Get competitive and take on a team challenge for SHP. Expand Think you can’t change lives? Think again! Last year our work made a difference for 8,000 vulnerable people across London - and with your help, we can do even more. We need you and your team to take on a challenge to raise vital funds for our work. Whether you’ve got pedal power and a love of lycra, or you fancy jumping out of a plane (with a parachute, of course!), there’s a fundraising challenge to suit everyone. We have places for corporate teams in challenge events throughout the year - including the famous Prudential Ride London and Royal Parks Half Marathon. If you don't fancy taking on one of our events, then why not create your own team event? Whatever you chose, we can support you every step of the way. Get in touch with our fundraising team to discuss taking on a challenge for SHP.
Corporate volunteering Could you contribute your time, skills and talents to help homeless and vulnerable people to transform their lives? Expand Our volunteering opportunities put you at the heart of our work. From talks and workshops to outdoor activities, volunteers make an invaluable contribution in a wide variety of roles. Whatever your background or level of work experience, we can offer productive and rewarding roles that match your talents and interests.
Current partners In October 2016 SHP embarked on a two year Charity of the Year partnership with Travers Smith, a leading corporate law firm based in Farringdon. Expand Travers Smith LLP In October 2016, SHP embarked on a two year Charity of the Year partnership with Travers Smith LLP, a leading corporate law firm based in Farringdon. The firm is working with SHP to develop a programme of opportunities for staff and partners, such as mentoring and volunteering with staff and clients to improve SHP's green spaces. Travers Smith will also provide financial support and engage their 550 staff in a range of fundraising activities on our behalf. The financial support provided by Travers Smith LLP will be used in part to fund a new post within SHP dedicated to helping the charity's clients take the final step towards independent living. Funding the post will help the charity to support up to 80 more people every year to gain lasting independence. Travers Smith LLP CSR partner Daniel Gerring said: “We are delighted to be working with Single Homeless Project for the next two years. We have already worked with SHP to identify a number of opportunities for our staff to get involved with their work and we look forward to developing many more fundraising and volunteering opportunities as the partnership progresses." Travers Smith LLP is part of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms and is one of the oldest in the City of London, having been founded in 1810. Safestore Safestore is delighted to partner with Single Homeless Project (SHP) and we look forward to a positive relationship over the coming year. SHP does fantastic work to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people transform their lives. Wanjiku Calver, from Safestore, said “We hope that the donated storage room will give SHP the space to focus on their core activities without the added cost of storing donations. “The charity is an integral source of support for people in crisis, moving them from homelessness towards independence and employment and we are happy to be able to play a part in the charity’s ongoing journey.”