Fundraise for Home-Start
We need your help so that we can provide ongoing support to families in Oxfordshire. Find out below how you can make a difference, including running the Oxford Half Marathon or the TCS London Marathon.
Join #TeamHomeStartOxford to run the Oxford Half 2026!
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to running, we’d love have you on #TeamHomeStartOxford!
Join our team and receive a welcome pack, a running T-shirt or vest, dedicated fundraising support and access to fundraising resources, the chance to join our team Whatsapp chat to stay connected with your fellow runners, as well as team support throughout your journey, including being cheered on during the event by our very own Home-Start cheer squad!
All we ask is for £30 to secure your place (this is an incredible 50%+ discount to normal race entry prices) and a pledge to raise £300 for Home-Start.
Fancy joining our team? If so, please register your interest HERE and we’ll be in touch.
For more information please call 01865 649 003 or email admin@homestartoxford.org.uk.
TCS London Marathon
We are proud to say we now also have two places a year for runners to take part in the TCS London Marathon in support of Home-Start Oxford – and applications are now open to run for us in the London Marathon 2027!.
Running for Home‑Start Oxford means:
- Supporting families with young children across Oxfordshire
- Having dedicated fundraising support
- Receiving a personalised running vest
- Experiencing the unforgettable magic of marathon day
If you’ve ever dreamed of taking on London – and making a real difference while you do it – this could be your moment.
If you would like to be considered for a place on our team, please complete our application form HERE.
If you would like to speak to the team about either of these opportunities please call 01865 649 003 or email admin@homestartoxford.org.uk.
Fundraise
It costs us less than £30 per week to support a family, and that means any money you raise will have a big impact.
There are lots of other fun ways in which you can fundraise for us….
Here are 4 of our favourite fundraising ideas –
Charity Sweepstake
Could raise £150-£250
£200 would enable us to provide activity packs to 20 families
Have a Birthday Fundraiser
Could raise £20-£200
£100 would fund a place in a group to empower a mum facing domestic abuse
Challenge Yourself
Could raise £100-£1000
£300 would enable us to support a family for 10 weeks
Bake!
Could raise £10-£100
£50 would help us run a support group for new parents
Previous Home-Start Oxford Fundraisers
This year we took part in the Blenheim fun runs for the first time!
Our team included 6 amazing kids – the youngest was only 6 years old – who completed the 1m run. While our 7k runners were brilliant, completing the course despite the heat and the hills!
We are so proud of them all!
We’ve been taking part in the Oxford Half for the last four years and our team keeps getting bigger and bigger! Each year the team raises over £5,000 for Home-Start Oxford which is just amazing.
Stella, one of our volunteers cycled from London to Paris in 4 days, cycling 70-80 miles each day! She raised over £1000!
Stella said “It was an amazing experience and friends and family kindly helped me raise a fantastic amount for Home-Start Oxford.”
We’d love to discuss your fundraising idea with you.
Give us a call for a chat or email us at admin@homestartoxford.org.uk. We’ll support you in any way we can.
Donate to Home-Start Oxford
We would be delighted to receive a donation in support of our work in Oxfordshire. You can make a one-off donation, or set up a regular standing order.
One of the easiest ways of donating is via our JustGiving page, which can be found here.
To donate offline by standing order please download our donation form and gift aid form. If you’d like to make a one-off donation please email us.
If you have any questions about making a donation please get in touch admin@homestartoxford.org.uk.
On behalf of families in Oxfordshire, thank you.
Donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge
The Big Give Christmas Challenge takes place every December and is the UK’s biggest collaborative fundraising campaign. For one week only, every donation made has the power to be doubled.
So, for example, give £100 and that donation automatically gets doubled, earning Home-Start Oxford £200. One donation, twice the impact!
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025 has now closed, but we’d love your help for 2026.
If you’re looking to make a donation or would like to find out more about how you can help us meet our 2026 target please do get in touch – because childhood can’t wait!
For more information please call 01865 649 003 or email development@homestartoxford.org.uk.
Leave a legacy in your will
You can become a guardian for future generations by leaving a gift in your will.
We don’t know what the future will look like, however what we do know is that parents will always face tough times and families will always need support.
A gift in your will would mean that we can face new challenges and continue to deliver support to parents when they need it most, in order to protect children’s futures.
If you are writing your will, the details you will need are:
Our registered name: Home-Start Oxford
Our charity number: 1108612
Thank you so much for supporting us in this way.
Other ways to support us
Play the Oxford Lottery
You can play from as little as £1 per week and there’s a £25,000 jackpot to be won every week!
At least 60% from each ticket sold goes to support Oxford City causes, with 50% coming to Home-Start Oxford, and the other 10% being split between other charitable causes.
Become a ‘Friend of Home-Start Oxford’
We really appreciate that what some people have to give is time, but we know that becoming a support volunteer, doing a sponsored run, or organising an event isn’t right for everyone.
Some people flourish as part of a team. We’d love to welcome you as a ‘Friend of Home-Start Oxford’ through which you can help us with various activities throughout the year, giving the amount of time that suits you.
Give us a call for a chat or email us admin@homestartoxford.org.uk Thank you.
Support us when you shop online
We have signed up with Easyfundraising which means you can help us raise funds when you shop online.
Every time you shop online you can raise a free donation for Home-Start Oxford.
To make it really easy you can bookmark the page ready for your online shopping, or on mobile you can download the Easyfundraising app.
For more information click here – EasyFundraising
Fundraising guide
Home-Start UK’s online fundraising guide gives great examples to start your fundraiser. Come back to our page when you’ve got your idea to set up your page.
Become a Home-Start Volunteer Today
Home-Start’s team of trained volunteers make sure a child’s early years count. By volunteering just a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.