Applications open on the first Tuesday and close on the last Thursday of April each year.
Applications for 2025 will open on 1st April and close on 24th April.
How to apply to receive Shoeboxes
- Login HERE using your same email address or cell phone number you used previously.
- If you do not yet have an online profile with Santa Shoebox (SSP), select REGISTER HERE.
- If you’ve forgotten your password, select FORGOT PASSWORD.
- Complete the Application Form and select Submit – no further changes will be possible.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- All applications are assessed against several criteria and SSP representatives may ask for additional information.
- An application is not a guarantee that the children in your care will receive Santa Shoeboxes.
- The Project receives applications for more than three times the number of Shoeboxes it is able to distribute.
- By mid-June you will receive an SMS confirming whether your application has been successful.
Criteria
The following criteria may be taken into consideration when assessing your application:
- Are there donors and sponsors to fulfil the application?
- Is this a rural facility?
- Has the facility received Santa Shoeboxes before?
- Does the facility receive any other support?
- Is the application in line with the Project’s goals and objectives?
- Do the schools near your Sunday School or Community Centre receive shoeboxes for the children in their care?
- Is the facility able to meet the custodian agreement i.e. are they able to ensure that the specially made Santa Shoebox is safely received by the agreed recipient child on behalf of the donor and sponsors.
See the ABOUT section to understand how your facility should fit into the Santa Shoebox Projects’ goals and objectives and carefully read our TERMS AND CONDITIONS to ensure that you are willing and able to comply with them.