As an independent local charity we receive no central funding so it is the responsibility of the trustees and staff to raise the funds needed to deliver the service safely, effectively and efficiently.
Donate Online
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What your donation can do
Donate by Shopping Online!
You can help us for FREE when you shop online!
With Easyfundraising
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Other Ways to Give and Support Home-Start West Somerset
From Donations
- from individuals
- from local businesses
- from community groups
- from community events
- from legacies
By Sponsored events
- Sally and Clare’s run
- Ali and Christian’s sky dive
- Simon and Will’s bike ride
- West Somerset Dad’s sponsored walk
With the ‘Friends of Home-Start West Somerset’
Individuals set up a standing order of £10 (or more) per year and in return receive a quarterly e-newsletter about the work of the charity. Download a becoming a friend leaflet (pdf 650kb) or the becoming a business friend leaflet (pdf 610kb).
From Local fundraising events
- book sales
- quiz nights
- plant sales
- Easter I-spy
- raffles
- and more…
Nominate and Support Home-Start West Somerset in the Somerset West Lottery
Somerset West Lottery is a weekly online lottery. All funds raised go to local good causes that benefit the Taunton Deane and West Somerset communities. Players choose who their ticket supports. They can either support the central Local Community Fund (funds are dispensed to the local community by a committee) or they can choose a specific good cause to support.
You can find out more at https://www.somersetwestlottery.co.uk/ or download the Somerset West Lottery guide (pdf 600kb).
By Applications to grant making bodies
We now have three year funding from Hinkley Point C Somerset Community Foundation Fund.
With Contract negotiations
Our strategic aims are:
- To work together with families living in rural poverty to develop and improve their parenting skills and confidence in order to support their children’s’ early learning and social and emotional development;
- To support families living in rural poverty through pregnancy, the birth experience and during the first two years of baby’s life – including perinatal, mental health and breastfeeding issues;
- To improve access to, and coordination of children’s services for parents / carers of children from birth through to engagement with Early Years Services for families living in rural poverty;
- To improve the home learning environment for families living in rural poverty.
From Local Council and Housing Association support
- Despite financial pressures Somerset County Council currently continue to support the scheme as they value our work in the community
- Minehead Town Council have provided grants for specific items
- Somerset County Councillors support us whenever they are able
- Magna Housing Association have also given financial support
