Project details
Reduction type
Primary prevention, Secondary prevention, Tertiary prevention
Area
Doncaster
Funding amount
£19,273
Purpose
Helping Hands provide a holistic package of support, tailored to each individual aged 4 to 25 requiring help. They offer support to this age group and families through their wide range of services, activities, and community engagement. They are a safe space and designated Doncaster Council anchor organisation.
Quick summary
Helping Hands provide a holistic package of support, tailored to each individual aged 4 to 25 requiring help. They offer support to this age group and families.
Helping Hands provide a holistic package of support, tailored to each individual aged 4 to 25 requiring help. They offer support to this age group and families through their wide range of services, activities, and community engagement. They are a safe space and designated Doncaster Council anchor organisation.
The activities for young people and families include:
School holiday activities (skateboarding/dance/taekwondo/Reptile Rendezvous/musical engagement/Mr Twister Circus)
Seasonal events (Valentines Day/Mothers Day/Easter/Halloween/Christmas)
Themed event days (Disney/Harry Potter/Star Wars/Alice in Wonderland)
Family support: They receive referrals of families in crisis from Social Services, Stronger Families, and Social Prescribing. Their support includes providing food parcels and hygiene packs from donations they receive from Food AWARE and The Hygiene Bank. Donations to their two charity shops allow them to provide clothing and toys. To support family rehousing, they also provide furniture, soft furnishing, and electrical goods which have been PAT tested.
In addition, they monitor returnees to ensure that families are signposted to Stronger Families and other agencies for support.
Related community projects
Violence Reduction Fund 2025
The Family Works
The aim of this project is to increase capacity for trauma-informed support in schools and homes. This is an identified need of the children and young people in the families who access their organisation.