Support us Donate Donate Donate Fundraise How Do We Raise Money? We raise funds in a variety of ways including; holding fundraising events and activities, kind donations made from our supporters, securing charity partnerships with local businesses, and successful bids for grant funding. We also receive funding from the Local Authority to deliver our contracted Supervised Contact Service. Recent fundraising events have included; the Annual Children First Derby Fashion Show, Ladies’ Lunches, a charity ‘Glam and Glitz’ Ball and a Family Fun Day. We get great support from a variety of local businesses who run fundraising activities like raffles, tombolas and bake sales to raise money for Children First Derby. Some of these businesses often sponsor our events too. Companies that have supported us in this way include Rolls Royce, Sainsbury’s, Ikea, Pentagon Motors, Motorpoint, Harlows Bros Ltd, Shakin' it and many more. Some local shops in Derby also support us by displaying our Children First Derby collection boxes on their counters. This year we are one of the official charities of the ASDA Half Marathons in which 10 of our supporters will run to help us raise funds. Your fundraising efforts, whether it’s by coming to our events, doing something challenging for sponsorship, organising fundraising events at work or university, or contributing to our collection boxes in shops, are essential to us and greatly appreciated! All fundraising proceeds go directly towards our services, continuing to support vulnerable children, young people and families in Derby. How We Use Your Money? Last year, we raised more than £30,000 (a record!) through donations and fundraising. All of this was spent directly on running our charitable services. It contributed towards costs such as family trips and activities, mentoring activities, and recruiting, training and supervising our volunteers. To Donate You can now make a donation via our Text Messaging Service: To donate £1 - text CFD01 to 70201 To donate £3 - text CFD01 to 70331 To donate £5 - text CFD01 to 70970 To donate £10 - text CFD01 to 70191 Or simply click below to make a donation, and help us support vulnerable children, young people, and families around Derbyshire. You too can help us make a difference Please select a donation amount (required) £5 We provide our family support, mentoring and supervised contact coordinators with dedicated mobile phones so that our service users and volunteers can contact them easily. A donation of £5 would cover the monthly charge to Children First Derby for one of these essential phones. £10 A donation of £10 would cover the average weekly travel costs for one of our family support volunteers to visit and support their family at the family’s home. £20 A donation of £20 would cover the average cost of one for one of the positive activities that a Children First Derby mentor might engage in with their mentee. This could include a visit to a climbing wall, a museum, the cinema, a sporting event or taking part in an arts activity. Other Set up a regular payment Donate