Fundraise for Home-Start
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 Scotland:
- I in 4 children are living in poverty
- Just under 15000 children are under the care of the state or “looked after”
- Referrals to children and young people’s mental health support are up more than 22% in the last 5 years to over 33,000 per year
- There were almost 60,000 recorded incidents of domestic abuse last year (and it’s widely accepted that many incidents go unreported). A significant number of incidents are experienced by children.
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.
We need to raise £5000this year
Can you help us?
For every £1 you give to Home-Start UK:
88p is spent directly on our charitable activities
12p is invested to generate future income/fundraising
- Fundraising progress this year: 35%
One-off donation
If you wish to donate by cheque, please send it to our office at Home-Start Orkney, 7 Main Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BU
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 at admin@homestartorkney.org.uk
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Easy Fundraising: donate while you shop online
This is a free and simple way for UK schools, charities, sports clubs, community groups and other good causes to raise money from everyday online shopping
Everytime you buy something online with a participating retailer, to say ‘thank you’ they’ll give a donation to Home-Start Orkney or any cause you choose
Retailers in the scheme include Argos, John Lewis, Debenhams, M+S … the list is almost endless !
Click here to get to our page on the EasyFundraising website.
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 admin@homestartorkney.org.uk
Leave a legacy
Many people seek to make a lasting charity gift through their Will. A legacy to Home-Start Orkney 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 Orkney, 7 Main Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1BU. Our charity number is SCO 30307
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.
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.
We are still setting up this page
If you would like to help Home-Start Orkney through a donation, regular monthly donation or a fundraising activity, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you right now!
We will be adding more links to this page to fundraising partners over the next 3 months.
Thank you for your support!
Become a Home-Start 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.