Support Home-Start Leeds
You can help us change a child’s life!
We want to be able to support all the families who need us but we simply can’t do that without your help. We are seeing a rise in the number of families being referred to us so we need to recruit and train more Volunteers to help support families in need and give more children a brighter future. We can only carry out our vital work with financial support from people like you.
All donations directly support families
Donations of whatever size have provided families with weekly support and practical goods such as Easter and Christmas Hampers, toys at Christmas, baby equipment and a variety of emergency supplies.
Donate Online
Donate safely online with JustGiving.
Donate Offline
Cheques can be payable to “Home-Start Leeds” and posted or handed in at our office.
Make a direct payment into our bank:
Unity Trust Bank
Sort Code: 60 – 83 – 01
Account No: 20472171
Account name: Home-Start Leeds
Gift Aid Your Donation
You can also add Gift Aid donations to add 25% at no extra cost to you. For every £1 you Gift Aid we receive £1.25
What your donation can do
Supporting a family costs £1,800 per year – we provide emotional support and practical help to families with a range of needs, helping to build confidence and coping skills; and support the learning and development of their children through our unique Home Visiting Service.
- £5 pays the bus fare for a Volunteer’s visit to a family.
- £80 pays staff travel costs when visiting families in their homes around Leeds for a month
- £500 covers the costs of training a new Volunteer – including an Enhanced DBS Check and 30 Hours of training. We need your help to train 25 new Volunteers each year.
- £8000 allows to employ a Coordinator 1 day a week for a year to support Leeds Families
Home-Start Leeds depends entirely on the support and generosity of many local people, organisations and businesses.
We receive no funding from the Council or Government.
Your donation will help us support more children and their families in Leeds.
Donate by Shopping Online! Leave a Gift in your Will
You can help us for FREE when you shop online! If you’re thinking about leaving a gift to us, thank you.
With Easyfundraising
Over 4,000 shops and sites will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them. All you need to do is sign up and remember to use easyfundraising whenever you shop online. It’s easy and completely FREE! These donations really mount up, so please sign up to support us!
How to leave a Legacy
Including a gift in your Will is simple, but for your own peace of mind, we always suggest that you use a qualified Solicitor or Wills Writing Service to make sure all of the legal aspects of your Will have been covered.
The most important information to include is our name, address and registered charity number. That way, you can be sure your gift gets to the right place.
There is alot of information about how and what you can donate so please do seacrh out the options. You may fund the below helpful Leaving Money To Charity In Your Will | Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and Eight things to consider when leaving a gift to charity in your will – Which? News
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.
Other Ways You Can Help
- Publicise Home-Start Leeds and our work.
- Have a Volunteer recruitment article for us in a company/organisation newsletter.
- Share your business expertise with us (e.g. IT/publicity)
- We welcome donations such as parcels for children and families at Christmas.
Become a Home-Start Volunteer
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.
Be a Volunteer Trustee – another interesting volunteer role.
Volunteer in other ways, such as helping in the office or with the production of our regular newsletters for families, volunteers and children.
