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We are a pan-London charity that specialises in working with women and girls who are very vulnerable and isolated.  We have special ways to reach those who are culturally invisible and not supported by the systems that we take for granted every day. Many of our service users have endured significant hardships and face cultural and systemic barriers that make it difficult for them to access the support they need.

Our Advocates bring invaluable lived experience of many of the struggles women face in London and beyond. This personal understanding helps us provide compassionate support that truly honours their unique stories and backgrounds. 

  • Domestic Abuse
  • Homelessness
  • Welfare Support
  • Poverty
  • Employment
  • Mental Health
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Empower women today
- Your support transforms lives

Support Us

We are a pan-London charity that specialises in working with women and girls who are very vulnerable and isolated.  We have special ways to reach those who are culturally invisible and not supported by the systems that we take for granted every day. Many of our service users have endured significant hardships and face cultural and systemic barriers that make it difficult for them to access the support they need.

Our Advocates bring invaluable lived experience of many of the struggles women face in London and beyond. This personal understanding helps us provide compassionate support that truly honours their unique stories and backgrounds. 

  • Domestic Abuse
  • Homelessness
  • Welfare Support
  • Poverty
  • Employment
  • Mental Health
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At Hopscotch Women’s Centre, we take pride in our unique team, which speaks 27 languages and approaches our work in a trauma-informed way. We strive to make the experience of seeking support as gentle and supportive as possible for those who have faced significant trauma. Each member of our team goes above and beyond their role and hours because we genuinely care.

To continue this important work across London and beyond, we need your support. Your generous contribution will have a real impact on the lives of countless women and families, providing them with hope and the opportunity to rebuild their futures.

https://www.justgiving.com/hopscotchuk

Corporate fundraising

The pandemic and cost of living crisis have dramatically increased our referrals. Women facing abuse, poverty, disabilities, and mental health issues need our help more than ever.  Corporate funding can play a vital role in sustaining our services and expanding our outreach. By partnering with us, your organisation can help create positive change while demonstrating a commitment to social responsibility. Together, we can empower women and families in need.

Empower Women – Help uplift marginalised women

Impact Communities – Make a positive difference locally

Meet CSR Goals – Achieve your corporate social responsibility mission

Boost PR – Enhance your company’s image with positive PR

Build Teams – Strengthen your team with group fundraising activities

How You Can Help

Host Events – Hold a bake sale, quiz night, fancy dress day, or raffle at work.

Sports Challenges – Encourage employees to participate in sponsored swims, runs, or adventurous activities like abseiling or skydiving.

Monthly Donations – Set up recurring donations as part of your corporate social responsibility.

Fund a Project – Support specific projects or issues that align with your company’s values.

Cause-Related Marketing – Donate a percentage of profits from a product or service to generate buzz and support.

Key Dates

8th March – International Women’s Day 

25th November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls 

10th December – World Human Rights Day  

25th November – 10th December – 16 Days of Activism

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What your donation funds for –

£10 – Refreshments for an older women’s group

£50 – Welfare and housing advice for four women

£100 – A creative wellbeing session for isolated women

£500 – A week of one-on-one support for a woman facing domestic abuse

£1000 – A year of mental health support group work

Join us in making a meaningful impact. Your support empowers women and transforms lives

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Celebrate and fundraise for us

Celebrate your special occasions—be it a birthday, anniversary, or religious event—by hosting a fun-filled activity like karaoke, a tea party, or a disco. Instead of gifts, consider asking for donations to support our work.

With so many ways to raise money for Hopscotch, we’ve got everything you need to make it happen, your way. Whether you want to go it alone or do something with your school, work or place of worship, you’ll find lots of fundraising inspirations.

Thank you for making a difference!

How to Fundraise?

1. Select challenge

Choose a challenge which you would like to do

2. Set up JustGiving

To set up a JustGiving page, click here

3. Tell us

Make sure you tell us what you are doing via email or social media, so we can support you

Any other fundraising ideas?

We can share other fundraising ideas with you – for example, a quiz night which could bring in enough money for us to buy a couple of tablets for women, who are actively looking for work and improving their English at the same time.

Get in touch with us at info@hopscotchuk.org

How to Fundraise?

1. Select challenge

Choose a challenge which you would like to do

2. Set up JustGiving

To set up a JustGiving page, click here

3. Tell us

Make sure you tell us what you are doing via email or social media, so we can support you

Any other fundraising ideas?

We can share other fundraising ideas with you – for example, a quiz night which could bring in enough money for us to buy a couple of tablets for women, who are actively looking for work and improving their English at the same time.

Get in touch with us at info@hopscotchuk.org

Emergency fund for women and families

Each year, more than 75,000 people in the UK are at high and imminent risk of being murdered or seriously injured as a result of domestic abuse. There is a national crisis with a huge rise in women and families fleeing violence and abuse.

At Hopscotch, we witness this crisis firsthand. With refuges often full and a severe lack of alternative accommodations, we step in to help those in immediate danger. We pay for hotel stays, ensuring these women and children are safe and secure while we work to find a permanent solution.

Your donation will be a lifeline to the women who come to our doorstep on a Friday afternoon with their young children, urgently seeking safety. These women flee just before the weekend, unable to face another moment with their abuser. With local authorities closed and refuges full or unable to take children, we step in to keep them safe until Monday when they can seek further support from our advocates.

Ann Bibby’s Fund

We provide them with three nights in a hotel, along with food and toiletries to last the weekend. Our dedicated staff work late into the night to ensure these families feel secure and supported. 

For each woman or family, this costs £300.

Whatever you can give will make a difference. 

As a charity, our funds are limited, and we rely on the generosity of our supporters to provide donations that can be used in these emergency situations. Your donation can save lives. 

At Hopscotch, we centre women in everything we do. Here’s what your donations can do, in the words of survivors –

I feel better. I have started to like my life again. Thank you for your support ~ Aysha

I feel like I am not alone. I don’t have family here and no one I can trust but I feel I can trust you as you have been helping me ~ Marta

Because of Hopscotch Women’s Centre, I feel a lot stronger and I am able to stand up for my rights ~ Ruby

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Legal support for domestic abuse survivors

Ann Bibby was a Hackney-based family law solicitor who worked tirelessly for nearly 30 years helping families and people experiencing domestic abuse. 

A key reason that led Ann to become a legal aid lawyer was her desire to improve people’s lives and her belief that everyone should have access to fair legal representation.

Her career as a legal aid lawyer was severely affected by the aggressive 2013 cuts to Legal Aid. This resulted in a significant loss of ordinary people’s access to vital legal assistance, especially for victims of domestic violence. Whole parts of Ann’s legal practice were gradually taken out of Legal Aid’s scope and Legal Aid lawyers’ fees were lowered. In spite of these cuts, Ann continued to support vulnerable people as best she could, even though she had to make dramatic sacrifices in her own income.

Ann died suddenly from a brain tumour on 14 September 2020. She is deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues and those she provided legal support to over the years.

It was Ann’s belief that the current means test for legal aid creates a barrier to justice for some of the most vulnerable people. In England and Wales, in the year ending in March 2022; an estimated 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse.  As a result of the cuts and restrictions to legal aid, a significant number of victims and survivors of domestic abuse have given up their right to justice.

So, after Ann’s death, her family, friends and colleagues wanted to honour her spirit and commitment to access to justice and raise money to help Hopscotch Women’s Centre in providing a legal advisor for their work supporting women who are disadvantaged and abused.  This is a project that Ann would have supported and stood shoulder to shoulder with.

Ann Bibby

Why this Fund is a Lifeline

Hopscotch supports vulnerable and disadvantaged women from Black and Minoritised Ethnic communities, with multiple and complex needs. Most of our service users fleeing abuse are financially dependent on the perpetrator and in certain cases are also victims of economic abuse. They have to escape the abusive relationship and leave home without any money.

Hopscotch supports these women, who also need legal support, to file emergency injunctions and support with child custody, which in most cases are not funded by legal aid. This leaves the women feel helpless as on top of facing intersectional barriers, they feel penalised for leaving their abusive partner, who are often in a much stronger position to pay for and get legal support around child custody. 

Post separation, women, as single parents, face disproportionate challenges to re-start their lives free from abuse and provide a safe environment for their children. This is exacerbated by the fact that certain legal aid cases are now means tested, and single mothers, who earn just above the threshold, are left unsupported by the legal aid system whilst unable to afford to pay for legal advice and representation privately, which is often too expensive. This is often re-triggering and affects the quality of life for both mothers and children. Hopscotch has been working tirelessly to address this gap, through our work.

Hopscotch is privileged to be able to uphold Ann’s vision by providing a free, accessible and fair legal advice and representation service to women from all Black and Minoritised Ethnic backgrounds.

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