This Christmas, plenty of organisations need help to make sure everyone has a safe and warm Christmas. Here are 10 ways you can help organisations at home in Edinburgh this Christmas, from volunteering to donating.
![As an alternative to secret Santa, all Scotlands Social Bite cafes are asking for customers to pay forward a hot drink or meal for a homeless person over Christmas: https://social-bite.co.uk/christmas-campaign-2019/](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/RUxNODI3MTY3MjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Pay it forward at Social Bite
As an alternative to secret Santa, all Scotlands Social Bite cafes are asking for customers to pay forward a hot drink or meal for a homeless person over Christmas: https://social-bite.co.uk/christmas-campaign-2019/ | other Photo: Google
![Most of Crisiss volunteering slots are now full for Christmas, but they still have slots for entertainers if you would like to help the homeless in person: https://www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/christmas-volunteering-edinburgh/](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/RUxNODI3MTY3Mjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Volunteer with Crisis
Most of Crisiss volunteering slots are now full for Christmas, but they still have slots for entertainers if you would like to help the homeless in person: https://www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/christmas-volunteering-edinburgh/ | other Photo: Shutterstock
![Help those in need by dropping off donations at your local Edinburgh food bank. Do check the food banks website or give them a call first to see what items they need most.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/RUxNODI3MTY3MzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Donate to a local food bank
Help those in need by dropping off donations at your local Edinburgh food bank. Do check the food banks website or give them a call first to see what items they need most. | other Photo: Shutterstock
![Through Amnesty, you can write a pick-me-up letter to someone who has been falsely imprisoned this Christmas: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/ a small action with a big impact.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/RUxNODI3MTY3MzE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Write a letter to someone whos been falsely imprisoned
Through Amnesty, you can write a pick-me-up letter to someone who has been falsely imprisoned this Christmas: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/ a small action with a big impact. | other Photo: Shutterstock