Will you donate this Christmas to help someone like Heidi find friendship, feel less alone and make memories that last well beyond Christmas?
Often, it’s the simplest moments that make Christmas special. A festive quiz. A meal with friends. A trip to the pantomime. But for learning disabled adults who face barriers to meeting others and being part of their communities, those moments aren’t always possible.
Six years ago, Heidi was lonely. And at Christmas, that loneliness felt even more isolating. While others were enjoying Christmas meals, meeting friends and making memories, Heidi often felt she was missing out.
Christmas shouldn’t pass anyone by.
“Quite simply, Luv2meetU has made my life better.”
For Heidi, things began to change when she discovered Hft’s friendship programme, Luv2meetU. She wanted to meet new people and enjoy more experiences, not just at Christmas, but throughout the year.
And when Christmas came around, Heidi had people to share it with.
“I even had my Christmas dinner while taking part in the festive quiz online!”
It might sound like an ordinary moment, but for Heidi it meant being included, sharing a festive experience and making Christmas memories with friends.
Read Heidi’s full storyHow you can help people like Heidi this season
1. Donate – Please give £10, or whatever you can afford, to help learning disabled adults build friendships, make their own choices and enjoy the moments that make life special.
2. Fundraise – Host your very own festive Hftea party and help raise money to ensure no learning disabled adult is alone this winter.
3. Play Hft’s lottery – Looking for a different way to give? Play our lottery from just £1 a week to be in the chance of winning up to £25,000, all while supporting learning disabled people, like Heidi.
Your donation will make a difference
£10
Covers the cost for one month’s membership for Luv2MeetU, our friendship programme for learning disabled adults.
£50
Provides activities and a community bus and driver for a day – keeping learning disabled people connected.
£100
Funds one-to-one outreach that helps learning disabled people build confidencee.
£200
Runs a Life Skills session to help a learning disabled adult grow their self-belief and independence.
Host your Festive Hftea Party!
This winter, we’re inviting you to host a festive HfTea party. This is a chance for learning disabled adults, services, friends, families and our wider community to come together and enjoy the festive season. You can host your festive tea party anywhere you fancy! At home, at a friend’s or at a community space.
Remember, all the money you raise will help make a real difference to the lives of people we support this Christmas. Thank you!
Sign up todayHft’s Lottery
You can support learning disabled people this winter from just £1 a week and be in with the chance to win up to £25,000! But you have to be in it to win it! By playing Hft’s charity lottery, helps contribute directly to our services such as Luv2meetU. Terms and conditions apply.
Sign up today