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Whatever you choose to do to raise money for Kindred we’re sure you will find an event that will fulfil your thirst for adventure and action. If you are more creative ( e.g. Adventfest arts festival -see below) or a social butterfly, you will find lots of ideas to get you raising funds here

Challenges

If it's challenge event you are looking for, we have a number of Charity places for the following events

Edinburgh marathon

Kiltwalk

OR you can come up with your own ideas! To help get you started, we created 30 Kindred fundraising ideas

Planning an event

Whatever it is that you are planning to do, there are a few practical things that you’ll need to think about – like first aid and health and safety.

And, if you are after some fundraising materials – like buckets, banners and posters – then we can help with that too.

Don’t worry though, you can download our guide to running events and our sponsorship form can help you keep track of all your donations.

Sponsorship form

Event planning guide

Support

If you would like some support or information with your fundraising then call Kindred on 0800 031 5793 or our fundraiser, Hazel Cornish on 07742419710
Email: [email protected]
You can raise funds directly into our appeal or donate using the button at the top of the page.

Some Recent Fundraising Successes

St James the Less Church, Leith - Aventfest

St James the Less Church Leith chose Kindred Advocacy to be their charity of the year for their Adventfest this year. Using the now infamous Zoom for a number of fundraising events. They held a really fun clothes/skills swap where they raised an amazing amount of over £1050.

Adventfest itself held a number events including a Christmas cake bake along, a ceilidh, cabaret, concerts and other activities. In total Aventfest raised an amazing £1950!

Creative Colonies - Jenny Harris

Our long time supporter, Jenny Harris has been raising money for Kindred through her annual Creative Colonies fundraiser. Jenny made beautiful handmade pottery as well as a variety of jams. She raised an amazing £578!

Can collection

We are hoping regular collections can resume later in 2021.

All it takes is a couple of hours and it can make a real difference. Just email [email protected] and we will let you know about any events are coming up.

Before lockdown;

Suzanne, Rowan and John’s collection at An Evening with Ian Rankin at The Royal Lyceum raised £281

Voices of Midlothian Schools Concert at Queens Hall raised £ 561

Find your fundraising pack by contacting the fundraising team.

fundraising team

Latest

Kindred Wellbeing Week

As announced at our recent AGM, the director and trustees of Kindred regard staff wellbeing as a priority and have awarded an additional week of annual leave to ensure that staff have the opportunity to look after themselves.
Kindred 2021 AGM and Looking Ahead

Kindred's 30th AGM 2021 will be online and everyone is welcome. Join us to find out more about our achievements in the last year supporting families, and a look to what the future might hold.
Kindred AGM 2021 papers

Kindred's AGM will be on the 27th October 2021. Supporting documentation is now available on this page.
Webinar: Child Poverty & Households with a Disabled Member in Scotland

Monday 27th September 2021, a free webinar aimed at those addressing poverty and inequality. The link between having a member of a household with a disability, and child poverty has long been known. With expert speakers including Kindred Director Sophie Pilgrim on engaging with families of those with a disability.

Social Work Assessment (Section 23)

If your child has a disability or long-term health condition then you are likely to require additional help with family life. The Social Work department of your local authority has a duty to assess the needs of your child. This is called a Section 23 Assessment.
Benefits

There are many different sources of financial support available to children with disabilities. Kindred may be able to support parents to apply for some of these benefits.
Our vision and aims

Kindred's vision is to transform the lives of families of children with complex needs in Scotland.
Contact us

You can contact Kindred by phone, email and by post.
Education

Children with additional needs may need extra support in school, or you may feel that your child needs to attend a different school provision such as a language unit, another mainstream school or a special school. Depending on where you live, Kindred may be able to assist you with finding the right provision for your child.
Fife Team

Kindred's Fife Team is based in Dunfermline, providing a service throughout Fife to parents of children with complex needs including advocacy, information and emotional support.
Accessing grants

Details of different funds and grant-giving trusts/charities that you can approach if needed, and some handy hints on applying.
Our history

Kindred began supporting families in 1991 from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh. We were known then as SNIP or Special Needs Information Point. We started with a founding team of two parents who each had a child with additional needs, keen to share their knowledge. Now we have a team of 13 staff over three bases in Scotland, and we are still a parent-led organisation.
Refer to us

For a referral please contact us by phone or email.
Community Team

Kindred's Community Team is based at our Head Office in the West End of Edinburgh. It works with approximately 200 families a year providing information, advocacy and emotional support to parents of children with complex needs.