What is Blue Santa?
The Blue Santa program began in 1984, when a police officer arrested a man for shoplifting children’s underpants. After the arrest, the officers involved were touch by the suspects heart felt story that the officer’s purchase toys for his children for Christmas. The response was overwhelming and the abundance of money allowed the officers to purchase toys for an additional dozen disadvantage children. The early excitement of 1984 has grown to over 1500 Houston Police Officers donating bi weekly to this program. Allowing the program the opportunity to provide toys to approximately 10,000 economically disadvantage children on a yearly basis.

The Blue Santa program made a progressive leap in 1997 when KIKK 95.7 made Blue Santa the official charity of the month for December. The public responded by donating almost 500 new bikes that year. The bicycles were distributed by Houston Police Officers to the cities most needy youth. The promotion was such a big success that Infinity Radio has continued their sponsorship on a yearly basis.

How does the program work?
Year round, Blue Santa prepares itself to help needy families during the Christmas season. Toys are purchased year round and during the month of December the toys are distributed to the contributing officers. The officers then wrap the toys and give them out the family that the officer has identified. Any Houston Police Officer that wishes to become part of the program should download a Payroll Deduction Form and send it in to the payroll department. The officers’ payroll will be deducted on a bi-monthly basis.

How do you buy these toys?
The Blue Santa program currently has about 1,500 participants who contribute to the program thru payroll deduction. The monies collected is then used to purchase toys, these toys are then distributed to the officers so that can distributed the toys to the children which they have identified.

How do I get on the list for receiving toys?
The Blue Santa does not work off of any list. Anyone wishing to receive toys for their children must approach an H.P.D. officer in their community and ask him/her if they are a member of Blue Santa and if they can sponsor their children.