Donate or fundraise for Home-Start
Support us through Easyfundraising
Did you know you can raise funds for Home-Start GNNL without actually fundraising but when you are doing online shopping!
You can do this by signing up through Easy Fundraising, it should take 2 mins and only 4 questions to answer, you can sign up by clicking the button below.
We would be very grateful if you choose us as your charity as these donations will contribute greatly to the work we do and supporting local families!
2026 London Marathon
We are incredibly proud of our London Marathon runner Tiny, aka Lewis, who completed the race on Sunday, 26th April 2026 while raising an amazing £3,299!!! This achievement reflects not only his fantastic fundraising efforts, but also months of dedicated training in unpredictable Scottish weather, determination and commitment.
Taking on 26.2 miles in hot conditions is no small feat, and his resilience and positivity throughout have been truly inspirational. We are hugely grateful for everything Lewis has done to support our work, and his efforts will make a real difference to the families and children we work with.
His fundraising efforts have been outstanding, with a lot of thought and creativity along the way!
Kiltwalk 2026
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk. Thorntons Solicitors showed an incredible level of commitment by completing the Big Stroll, which is just over 14 miles, and raising an impressive £1,850 for HSGNNL. Their fundraising efforts and determination mean so much and will have a real impact on the families and children we support.
We would also like to give a special mention to one of our amazing volunteers, Leah and her family, who completed the Wee Wander and raised a fantastic £200. We are incredibly grateful to all involved for their time, energy and generosity.
The Kelpies Experience
Looking for your next challenge! We are down to the last few spaces for the amazing Kelpies Experience on Saturday, 5th September 2026, where you will climb and weave on ladders and through mazes to the horse’s mouth, and you will descend from the horse’s mouth by abseiling or as a free-fall experience!
The registration fee is £30.00, and we would be looking for a minimum fundraising target of £250.00.
To sign up, you need to complete the registration form by clicking the button below. You will receive a confirmation of how to pay your registration. Your place is only secured once we receive the registration fee.
Run for HSGNNL
Would you like to turn a local race into a fundraising opportunity?
There are some fantastic events coming up where you can challenge yourself and raise vital funds for our charity, including:
- Glasgow Women’s 10K and Men’s 10K on 12 July 2026
- Loch Ness Marathon on 27 September 2026
- Great Scottish Run 10K or Half Marathon on 4 October 2026
By taking part and fundraising for us, you’ll be helping to make a real difference to local families, children and communities and we’ll support you every step of the way. If you’re already signed up or thinking about taking part.
Email us to get started and fundraise with us info@homestartgnnl.org.uk
Interested in Fundraising?
You can read our guide here:
You would like more information, you can email us: info@homestartgnnl.org.uk
How to set up a JustGiving account if you kindly decide to fundraise for us. Click on the button below.
The need for our work is acute and growing. In Scotland:
- 1 in 4 children are living in poverty.
- Just under 15,000 children are under the care of the state or ‘looked after’.
- Referrals to children & young peoples 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 many incidents go unreported). A significant number of incidents are experienced by children.
You can help us change a child’s life
Each year we want to connect with more Glasgow & Lanarkshire families, but already our service is in demand and some families have to wait. But childhood can’t wait.
When a family faces mental or physical ill health, insecure housing, insufficient income, isolation and loneliness, addiction, relationship breakdown, loss, trauma or abuse, everyone in the household can suffer. Children most certainly will be affected, whether we can immediately see it or not. We 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. Often we can be 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 £450,000this year
Can you help us?
Donations allow us to respond to immediate needs of families.
Donations have helped us invest in equipment, training and activities.
- Fundraising progress this year: 80%
One-off donation online
Direct Debit donations
EasyFundraising: 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-
Retailers in the scheme include Argos, John Lewis, Debenhams, M+S … the list is almost endless.
Click here to get to the EasyFundraising website and select Home-Start Glasgow North as your chosen charity. Each time you shop, you’ll be giving to our work without costing you an extra penny!
Set up a fundraising event
Leave a legacy
Many people seek to make a lasting charity gift through their Will. A legacy to Home-
We recommend you find advice on writing or amending your Will from somewhere like Citizens Advice here
If you are writing your Will, the details you will need are:
Home Start Glasgow North, 35 Avenuepark Street, Glasgow, G20 8TS. Our charity number is SC032736.
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.