How You Can Help

Volunteering

If you have time to spare we always need volunteers to help us out in many ways. We run events where you can come and help. We always need an extra pair of hands, or people with computer skills, or gardening skills, for example. Why not come and meet us? We would love to see you here.

Please contact Janet Russell if you feel you could help. Tel. 01509 506878 or email info@stepscentre.org.uk

Ways to give

Steps relies almost totally on donations and fundraising events. If it was not for you then we would not be able to support the families and children who really need us. There are many different ways in which to donate:

You can now donate on the internet by going to www.JustGiving.com and giving what you can.

Buy tickets in the Charnwood Community Lottery and nominate Steps as your chosen good cause.
You can take part now by visiting www.charnwoodlottery.co.uk

Sponsorship

You or your organisation can choose to sponsor a room, a facility, a project, an item – or even a child. We are always delighted to publicly acknowledge such support.

Options include:

sponsoring and naming a room
equipping a room (such as a living skills room for teenagers, a multi-sensory room, a computer room, kitchen, office or parents’ information library)
sponsoring an outdoors area (such as a sensory garden, children’s play area, soft tarmac area, patio or grass area)

Individual donation

You can donate by telephone, post or internet. We welcome donations of all sizes and will gladly follow any specific instructions on how you would like the money to be used.

Corporate giving

Your gift can help us maintain and develop our services, or purchase a specific item. And don’t forget, you can offset it against tax.

Employee fundraising

Engaging your staff in fundraising activities can support team building and skills learning – as well as being great fun.

Payroll giving

Regular donations through your payroll help us plan for the future.

Legacy

By leaving a legacy, you can help future generations of children benefit from our work.

Gifts in kind

Gifts of labour, materials, goods, or professional services help us operate effectively and provide an inspirational environment.

To donate now:

By telephone:

Telephone 01509 506878

By post:

Send your cheque (made payable to Steps) to: The Old School, 40 Loughborough Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9DN

For any queries:

Email: finance@stepscentre.org.uk

Thank you for your generosity.

Forthcoming Events

Throughout the year we hold a variety events which you could support. Please see below for details of future events:

Tuesday 8th October 2019 A Question of Brains

A Question of Brains has been held annually since 2012 and has now raised in excess of £450,000 for Steps. As our main fundraising event of the year this dinner held at Leicester Tigers is a fantastic way to support us. To find out more about this fabulous event and to see the pictures from previous years please visit the website at www.aquestionofbrains.org

Organise your own event

This could be anything from having some friends round for coffee to running a marathon.

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Testimonials

Children coming from Steps show very high levels of concentration and motivation.

Local teacher in a mainstream school

Using the principles of conductive education has a marked impact on the development of individual children.

Local teacher

There is an emphasis on ensuring each child becomes as independent as possible and resulting overall progress has been a joy for me and my husband to see over the last year.

Parent

My daughter's quality of life has improved beyond belief since she stared attending the nursery. In September she will start mainstream school. She is now a happy, confident and intelligent little girl, who understands that she finds some things more difficult than other children.

Parent

Steps provides me with inspiration and courage...it means hope for the future.

Parent

This nursery has been a lifeline for me.

Parent

Poppy's development in terms of her problem solving and her knowledge/understanding of the world are a relative strength. The excellent quality of interaction offered by parents, conductive education and the support offered by the preschool service is obviously benefitting Poppy.

Educational Psychologist

I wouldn't miss Steps for anything. It's my favourite time of the week.

Steps young person who now attends secondary school

This is the first time I have been somewhere where the staff and other parents actually know what I'm going through.

Parent attending Steps for the first time with daugther aged 2