UK national charity for single homeless people, best known for its work over the Christmas period (6)

I believe the answer is:

crisis

(Other definitions for crisis that I've seen before include "Critical point" , "Climacteric" , "Desperate situation" , "Turning point in illness" , "Turning point in disease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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