Donate
Thank you for responding to the calls for help from those who have, or are still, experiencing Domestic Abuse.
By contributing here now, you play a vital role in ensuring Your Sanctuary continues to do everything possible to provide life saving services to all those who reach out to us.
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To make a donation or find out more please click below:
Fundraise
Individuals or Groups
There are a number of ways in which you can raise funds and support us:
Download our Sponsorship form here:
Facebook Birthday Fundraiser
Set up a fundraiser and ask your friends and family to donate to us instead of buying you gifts.
Your Sanctuary eBay
By purchasing from the Your Sanctuary eBay site you will be helping to support survivors of domestic abuse and their children. Click here to go to the site:
Come Dine At Mine!
Hold a dinner party for friends instead of going out. Ask your friends to donate what they think the meal is worth all for a good cause!
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Coffee morning or quiz night
Get together with a group of friends or colleague and enjoy coffee and cake or test your knowledge of trivia.
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Challenge Events
Take on a personal challenge and ask your family, friends and colleagues to sponsor you. This could be a marathon or laps of your garden or the local park! Or losing weight or giving up alcohol.
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Your Sanctuary Bake Off
Why not dust off the apron and bake a cake or two? Host a Bake Off with your friends and family and donate the money you would have spent at a café to us.
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Go purple for the day
Purple is the internationally recognised colour used when raising awareness of Domestic Abuse. Add a purple theme to your fundraising by organising a dress-down day at work/school/college with everyone donating £1-2 to wear purple!
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Take part in a sponsored event
If you fund your own place in an event, you will be saving Your Sanctuary the 'up-front' cost so that all of the money you raise through sponsorship goes towards our essential work. We won't set you a target and will support you to raise as much as you can!
Businesses
Your organisation can help us to deliver our support
There are a number of ways that businesses and other organisations can give something back to the community they are working within. Supporting Your Sanctuary is an excellent way to enhance your organisation's social responsibility and impact.
Your help to raise funds will enable us to continue providing our valuable services for survivors of Domestic Abuse (who may be your customers, suppliers or staff).
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Enterprise rent-a-car are one of our fantastic supporters – please watch this short video clip below to hear from them about how much they and their staff get out of their relationship with us:
The Cost of Domestic Abuse
Domestic Abuse costs UK businesses over £2.7 billion per year through decreased productivity, unplanned leave, lost wages and sick pay. 1 in 4 women and up to 1 in 6 men will experience Domestic Abuse in their lifetime. Perpetrators will often target their partners or ex-partners at their workplace.
As a responsible employer you should include Domestic Abuse as part of your health and wellbeing programmes, safeguarding and line management programmes. This can be as simple as having information leaflets and stickers prominently displayed in public spaces, ensuring that HR and line managers are trained to understand the signs of Domestic Abuse and how to respond, and to have a Domestic Abuse policy in place. We can provide you with advice and information with any or all of the above.
For more information please email admin@yoursanctuary.org.uk
Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters!
Woking Borough Council
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Office of Police and Crime Commissioners in Surrey
Surrey County Council
BBC Children in Need
The Lloyds Bank Foundation
Community Foundation for Surrey
American Women of Surrey
Soroptimist International
The Mother’s Union
Masonic Relief Chest Scheme
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Thanks also go to all our individual donors, regular givers, schools, supermarkets, local churches and other organisations who make such a wonderful contribution.
