Personal necessities for a homeless young person Quarriers provides long-term supported accommodation and emergency places for around 200 homeless young people in Scotland. This donation could cover the cost of basic toiletries and underwear for a young person moving into crisis accommodation.
£10.00
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Health Information Leaflets This donation could help cover the costs of producing 125 copies of one of our education leaflets providing vital information to those affected by chest, heart and stroke illness.
£10.00
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Women's Small Business Loans For many women in troubled regions, economic opportunities are often limited. This donation could help them achieve economic stability, and give them a sense of accomplishment.
£20.00
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Build relationships This donation could enable someone supported by Cornerstone to attend a seasonal event, such as a Christmas party, with friends and family. It is extremely important that the people we support learn to become more independent and maintain good relationships with their family once they move into supported accommodation.
£20.00
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Train a carer Courses can help to support a carer in their caring role and can delay admission of the person with dementia into long-term care. This donation could pay for a carer to attend a half-day specialist training course on dementia care.
£24.00
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Bring A Little Peace For millions of people around the world, peace is only a distant dream. In places like Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq, families remember little but violence and heartache. This donation could help to address the effects of conflict, from responding to emergency needs to laying the foundations for rebuilding after war.
£25.00
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A Beehive What could be sweeter than honey? The added income that beekeeping brings for farming families often means the difference between reasonable, basic-comforts, and hardship. This donation could give a farmer the tools they need to start raising honeybees, helping farmers taste the sweet rewards of a marketable skill - one that helps keep their families healthy and sends their children to school.
£30.00
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Support for carers Being a carer can sometimes be a lonely and exhausting experience. For 2000 Scottish carers it's the support they get from a Quarriers Carers Centre that helps keep them going. This donation could cover the costs of refreshments for a weekly carers' support group.
£30.00
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Respite care This donation could pay for evening respite care for a disabled child from one of Cornerstone's 'Star Carers' so that the child's family can take a break from their caring role.
£30.00
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Half a day's respite care This donation could enable us to pay for a half-day's respite care for someone with dementia to give their carer a much-needed break.
£35.00
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Women's Health Programmes In places like Tajikistan, Guatemala, Honduras, and India, Mercy Corps and its partners are setting up full-service health clinics to provide critical, compassionate, health care to women who have never, before, seen a doctor. This donation can help us provide health clinics and midwifery programmes for poor, rural women.
£39.00
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Books, videos and CD's People with dementia love to be able to remember what things used to be like 50 or more years ago when they were young. This donation could cover the costs of a selection of books, videos and CDs to help with reminiscence work in day care centres.
£46.00
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Specialist play equipment This donation could purchase specialist play equipment or toys for the children supported by Cornerstone's Children's Playschemes. These provide essential stimulation for the children during the school holidays and give the children an opportunity for interaction with other children.
£50.00
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Education & Training CHSS has a team of Stroke Training Co-ordinators who develop, plan and deliver training for health and social care professionals and informal carers. This donation could cover the cost of a training session.
£50.00
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Karaoke at Countryview Many of the children & young people with disabilities who stay at Quarriers Countryview & Chavey Down respite centres love to sing and perform the latest pop songs. This donation could allow us to buy the latest Karaoke CDs.
£50.00
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School Supplies Children need basic tools - pencils, paper and books - to help them build their knowledge and release their imaginations. This donation could help our work in war-scarred places like Iraq, Sudan and Uganda to bring learning materials to children who have often gone years without even a basic classroom.
£60.00
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Learn a new skill This donation could pay for someone with a learning disability to learn a new skill through perhaps attending a cookery class or a computer skills workshop. This can help them to pursue their dream career.
£75.00
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A week's helpline calls Nearly 6,000 people called the Dementia Helpline last year. This donation could cover the costs of our 24 hour freephone number for a week, ensuring more people can ring it for emotional support and information.
£75.00
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Community Support Groups We provide support for local volunteer groups throughout the country for people affected by chest, heart and stroke illness, and their carers. This donation could cover the costs of the meeting facilities for a weekly carers' support group.
£75.00
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Pigs for Communities In Central America we are distributing pigs to struggling farmers. Families receive a female pig, each community gets a male pig and the first litter of piglets is distributed to other local farmers - continuing the cycle of giving. This donation can help us to purchase these animals and train the farmers to look after them.
£92.00
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Fathers' Group When your family's in difficult circumstances, it's not always easy to be a patient, loving Dad. Support from a Quarriers Family Centre can make a real difference. This donation could make a difference too by helping us to cover the weekly cost of running a Fathers' Group.
£96.00
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Support our research This donation could help with the costs of a researcher working to take forward our understanding of dementia, its causes and cures and to optimise interventions.
£100.00
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Therapy session This donation could pay for a therapy session for someone with complex needs. Rebound therapy involves the use of trampolines and can help improve co-ordination, confidence and build strength.
£150.00
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Outdoor play equipment The play area at a Quarriers Family Centre offers local children a safe and child-centred place to play and explore. This donation could enable us to buy the outdoor play equipment we need to ensure it's educational as well as fun!
£180.00
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Children's playground In many places around the world, children have had their worlds shattered by violence, disaster and loss. Mercy Corps helps distressed children through compassionate programmes that encourage them to work through their feelings. This donation can help build a place where they can go for recreation - a refuge shared with other children.
£200.00
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