Fundraise for Home-StartÂ
Fundraising is a vital source of income. Find inspiration, and learn about the different ways you can donate.
The emotional, physical and psychological cost for children experiencing tragedy, hardship and neglect is immense and can last a life-time.
The need for our work is acute and growing. In the UK right now:
- 6 million children live in severe poverty
- 93,000 children live in care – an increase of 10,000 in 10 years
- 1 in 10 children aged between 5 and 16 Â have a mental health problem
- 2 million children are regular witnesses to severe forms of domestic violence
You can help us change a child’s life
We believe that the best possible start in life for a child begins at home with their family. A nurturing, loving, stable family and home environment strongly determines a child’s future life chances. Children whose parents are struggling to cope can miss out on the love, routine and support that are vital for their future.
Each year we have to turn away parents and children because we don’t have the funds to help them all. When children face severe illness, or disability, when their mother has postnatal depression, when their father loses a job and spirals into debt and mental ill health or alcohol abuse, when they are in shocking housing or their family is threatened with losing their home… our volunteers want to be there for them – to help them and their whole family until they can cope again. We want to reach each child in their vital early years so they can have the best possible start in life. Very often we are the last chance they have.
Home-Start depends heavily on donations from people like you to fund our work with parents and children. Everyone needs help at some time in their life… please help us to make a difference to a child’s life today.Â
We need to raise £7000 this year
Can you help us?
Wondering what difference your donation to Home-Start Telford & Wrekin will make?
Use the list below to help choose your level of contribution and see what your money could ‘buy’.
| ‘Shopping’ item | Cost |
| Raffle Prizes | £10+ |
| Printing Costs – a set of print cartridges | £40 |
| Paper – one box of paper | £25 |
| Buy some books/videos for volunteers to use with families | £50 |
| Pay for room hire for our AGM | £100 |
| Pay for a newspaper advert to promote the scheme | £200 |
| Staff away days | £150 |
| Pay our rent/room hire for a month | £200 |
| Management Committee expenses for the year | £100 |
| Pay our volunteers expenses for a month | £350 |
| Volunteer socials/ retention incentives for the year | £400 |
| Staff training/development for a year | £325 |
| Support for one family for a year | £1,611.45 |
|
Complete costs of running volunteer prep course (Interview expenses, volunteer expenses, trainer time, room hire, refreshments) |
£2,929 |
|
Family Events |
£1,200 |
- Fundraising progress this year: 20%
Fundraising guide
Home-Start UK’s online fundraising guide gives great examples to start your fundraiser. Come back to our page when you’ve got your idea to set up your page.
Donate online
Plese visit our online donation page to donate online.
One-off donation
If you wish to donate by cheque, please send it to our office at:
Home-Start Telford & Wrekin
Room 23
40 Tan Bank
Wellington
Telford
TF1 1HW
Direct Debit donations
We are fortunate enough to have some wonderful supporters who donate to us on a monthly basis by direct debit. If you would like to donate in this way, please contact us
Co-op Local Community Fund
We are delighted to announce that Home-Start Telford & Wrekin has been selected to take part in the Co-op Local Community Fund again this year.
How the Fund Works
We are one of three causes in the community which Co-op Members can select to support between now and 23 October 2021. The more members who select us, the more we can win.
If you are not a Co-op Member, please click here to join
Set up a fundraising event
Many people have participated in events to help raise vital funds for our work.
If you have an idea for an event, please contact us
Leave a legacy
Many people seek to make a lasting charity gift through their Will. A legacy to Home-Start Telford & Wrekin can be left through a will in order to help us continue to support local families across our communities.
We recommend you find advice on writing or amending your Will from somewhere like Citizens Advice
If you are writing your Will, the details you will need are:
Home-Start Telford & Wrekin
Room 23
40 Tan Bank
Wellington
Telford
TF1 1HW
Our charity number is 1148269
Thank you so much if you are able to remember us in this way. For more information, or to talk more, please get in touch.
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Become a Home-Start Telford & Wrekin Volunteer Today
Home-Start’s team of trained volunteers make sure a child’s early years count. By volunteering just a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.