BECOME A FRIEND OF CROSSROADS
Help us to meet local need and directly reduce our waiting list, to provide more carers with a vital break from their caring role. There are 10.6 million unpaid carers across the UK, a number that is estimated to be closer to 19 million; and 18,000 adult carers and 1,000 young carers (under 18) living in Richmond.
By becoming a Friend of Crossroads, you will be supporting our award-winning charity to give even more often vulnerable, and socially isolated carers essential high-quality bespoke respite care and support from their caring roles before they reach breaking point.
‘Crossroads have been a Godsend in my life.’ Tom, sole carer for his elderly, virtually housebound mother
‘Without the help and support of Crossroads Care, I would have gone mad.’ A full-time carer for his wife who has early onset Alzheimer’s at age 54
There are a number of ways you can become a Friend of Crossroads:
Donate
Every donation, large or small, helps Crossroads Care to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for of all ages and disabilities. Funds help us to reduce our long waiting list to support carers and their families both emotionally and practically through their caring experience.
£26 will buy 1 hour of high-quality emergency respite support
£10 will enable a carer and their loved-one to attend one of our community-based projects.
You can make a regular or one-off donation to Crossroads Care using this link.
Fill out our Friends of Crossroads leaflet using this link to enable us to invite you to events and send you our Friends of Crossroads newsletter.
Fundraise!
Whether you want to pull on your trainers to tackle a half-marathon or get sponsored to do something unusual, there are lots of ways to help us raise money for much-needed respite for carers, from digital detoxes to bake sales. You can do this independently or as part of an organised event.
To become a Friend of Crossroads and help us improve the lives of carers and the people they care for please contact us.
The Hidden Benefits of Volunteering
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Thanks to Everyone for Supporting the Crossroads Care Tough Mudder Team!
Our Tough Mudder Team have hit their target — and more! — raising money for Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames! Thank you for your most generous donations which have boosted our terrific trio — Care Manager Nicola and her friends Sally and Laetitia who...
Change your Hairdo!
Why not take on a hair-inspired challenge? Harrison Gurney let his wife, Stevie-Leigh, shave off all his hair on his birthday and asked his friends to donate to us. Harrison raised an incredible £1,180 pounds for us.
Stage a Get-Together with a Difference
- Hold a cupcake morning.
- Hold a clothes swap afternoon.
- Put on a games night featuring games like Jenga, or go digital with a Wii.
- How about having a pamper party?
Sell Stuff
Sell off your unwanted items on eBay and donate the profits to us.
Give Something Up
- Do a digital detox.
- Stop talking and get people to sponsor your silence.
Get Sporty
Two of our team ran the London Landmarks Half Marathon.
They raised an amazing £2,361 for us and one of our key funders The Victoria Foundation And our Care Manager Nicola Wilson tackled with the gruelling 10K Tough Mudder with her friends Sally and Laetitia raising more than £3,000 for Crossroads Care.
- If running or tackling mud-spattered obstacle courses are not your thing, why not pull on some comfy shoes and challenge yourself to walking further than you would normally?
- Or run an exercise class at home for your friends.
Become a Local Partner
We are so grateful to local businesses, community groups and schools that come to our aid. Find out here how your company, community group or school can support us.
Corporate and Community Group Giving
Organise events like pub quizzes or karaoke nights, all while raising money or make us your charity of the year!
- Hold a themed fancy dress day at work.
- Organise a raffle and sell tickets to your workmates.
- Afternoon cakes at the office always go down a treat, so why not hold a cake bake sale?
- Attend an event organised by one of our key funders like The Victoria Foundation Winter Ball!
Schools
- Promote kindness in-line with the ethos and culture of your school.
- Contribute your Mufti Day donations.
- Donate a small percentage of proceeds from your school fair.
- Organise a special event like a poetry competition.
Children at St Mary’s and St Peter’s School, Teddington, designed some fantastic Christmas cards to go inside more than 50 hampers which were delivered to our older carers.
Volunteer!
Offer up your time or expertise:
Have You Ever Thought of Becoming a Trustee?
During Volunteers Week, human resources expert Jane Vines and Geoff Lane, a former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), talk about just what it takes to be a trustee for Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames What motivated you to become a trustee?...
Why Volunteering for Crossroads Care is so Rewarding
‘There’s this saying that when you volunteer here you become part of the Crossroads family, and I believe that’s true.’ Volunteer, Heather Mathew, talks about why volunteering for Crossroads Care is so rewarding... ‘When both my parents, who lived in Norfolk, became...
- Musicians at our Caring Café
- Become a Trustee
- Give some of your time to one of our community projects
Use the enquire button below to find out more about the many volunteering roles within our charity.
