• Fundraising Projects

    You can donate now & help fund our ongoing projects which are helping create opportunities.

Fundraisers participating in a sports event will receive a free goodie bag including Disability Action Yorkshire

T-shirt and a bottle of Eden Water.

 water coolers London

 

We are currently fundraising for the following projects:

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Homecare – Mobile Office and 4 x 4 Vehicles

Homecare support disabled people living in their own home in whatever way they require to live independently.

 

A few of our services offered include:

  • Personal Care – getting up, going to bed, bathing, dressing and medication
  • Meals & Drinks – help with preparing and eating meals and drinks
  • Domestic – help with all domestic tasks such as washing, cleaning and shopping
  • Hospital Discharge, Personal Assistant, Holiday Companions, Respite Care, Companionship and Escorts

Who We Help

We currently provide services in:

Thirsk    Northallerton Bedale
Richmond Easingwold Harrogate
Ripon Surrounding rural villages  

We are expanding the areas in which we operate and are keen to meet demand in more rural locations. Due to the nature of many rural roads we require a suitable vehicle to offer a full service throughout the winter months.

The team requires two new vehicles with four wheel drive systems which can cope with extreme weather conditions and remote locations.

Care workers are required in rural locations to support the disabled people using our services. To enable us in the recruitment process of quality care workers and avoid unnecessary travel we require a “Mobile Office” which we can use for interviewing staff and supporting new clients where they live.

Fundraising Target: £100,000

Raised: £0

What the people that use our services say about us

“The care workers are all excellent. During the winter, which of course was exceptional this year, we were particularly grateful that full care was maintained throughout.”

“The service we get from you is first class”

 

Furniture Enterprise

Our Furniture Enterprise opened to the public in November 2011. Since then the scheme has grown to offer a unique Commission based sales service to the general public. Selling quality used furniture in our show room on behalf of customers.

We require a “Refurbishment Workshop” to repair and refresh furniture which comes into the enterprise and a Heavy Goods vehicle with a tail-lift to cater for larger items of furniture.

When we take items into our scheme we are reduce land-fill waste and provide a new life to pre-used furniture.  

 Fundraising Target: £68,000

Raised: £0

 

‘Living Skills” Project

The “Living Skills Project” aims to make support service users at Claro Road learn vital skills to live independently.

We aim to support the development of new skills in independent living such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting and a healthy lifestyle.

We are currently seeking a new laundry facility to support service users to wash and dry their own clothes and bedding.

Fundraising Target: £3,000

Raised: £200

 

 ‘Community Garden” Project

The project will provide vegetables to supplement weekly shopping and a fun activity to do throughout the year. The garden plan will include:

  • three raised beds for growing vegetables,
  • planting fruit trees and bushes
  • building a green house and potting shed
  • harvesting and using rain water (water butts)
  • creating a community garden mosaic or sculpture
  • learning how to compost garden and household waste
  • learning how to keep bees and chickens
  • engaging new volunteers to support the community garden development

 

If you want to join the volunteer army please contact Liz Milner on 01423 855410

 Fundraising Target: £8,000

Raised: £7,000

 

‘Community Garden’ Project

The “Green-fingers Community Garden Project” aims to make the garden at Claro Road a productive growing and leisure space for our service users. Teaching them new skills in horticulture and develop a healthy activity.

 The project will provide vegetables to supplement weekly shopping and a fun activity to do throughout the year. The garden plan will include:

  • three raised beds for growing vegetables,
  • planting fruit trees and bushes
  • building a green house and potting shed
  • harvesting and using rain water (water butts)
  • creating a community garden mosaic or sculpture
  • learning how to compost garden and household waste
  • learning how to keep bees and chickens
  • engaging new volunteers to support the community garden development

 If you want to join the volunteer army please contact Liz Milner on 01423 855410

 Fundraising Target: £8,000

Raised: £7,000

 

‘Swim Active’ Project

The “Swim Active Project” aims to provide improved access to local swimming for physically disabled people. Offering a mobile hoist and change table in the accessible change facilities of the local swimming facility at The Hydro,Harrogate.  

This project will enable disabled people to try a new activity, helping their mobility and general well-being. It will be supported by local volunteers to ensure costs are kept to a minimum whilst increasing physical activity opportunities.

The project will work in partnership with the local Harrogate Borough Council leisure department and North Yorkshire Sport to engage local volunteers to support disabled users and develop new coaching skills. 

Fundraising Target: £10,000

Raised: £2,500

 

‘Holiday Lodge’ Project

The ‘Holiday Lodge’ project aims to provide a fully equiped Holiday Lodge. Accomodation will be fitted with specialist equipment in the kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms for physically disabled people.

We would like to install height-adjustable kitchen worktops, which can be lowered to any height, as well as movable units and accessible appliances.

Bedroom furniture including profiling beds and ceiling hoists in both twin and single rooms.

Bathroom accomodation comprising of a wheel in wet room with ceiling hoist, electric shower chair and accessible bath.

Once the equipment has been installed, bookings can be taken for a group or family to enjoy an weekend break of week in home-like comfort.

Fundraising Target: £250,000

Raised; £180,000

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