Abuse Can Change Everything in an Instant.
Your Support Can Change Everything After That.
From 6th October until 12pm on 13th October, every donation to First Light’s Crisis Fund will be doubled through the Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund.
That means your gift could have twice the impact for women and girls affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.
When Everything Changes Overnight
Abuse can turn someone’s world upside down in a moment.
Someone fleeing domestic abuse may leave there home with nothing but the clothes she is wearing. A survivor of sexual violence may find that essential belongings, including clothing or a mobile phone, are taken as part of a police investigation. Others may struggle to afford the travel costs needed to reach counselling, medical appointments, support services or court hearings.
At a time when everything feels uncertain, practical support can make all the difference.
Every day, First Light supports people through our Domestic Abuse Services, Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services and specialist therapy programmes. While statutory funding helps us deliver these vital services, it does not always cover the emergency items survivors need during a crisis.
That’s why our Crisis Fund exists.
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Providing Support When No Other Funding Is Available
The Crisis Fund helps us respond to urgent needs that can become barriers to safety, recovery and independence.
Donations help provide practical support such as:
- Emergency transport to a place of safety
- Temporary accommodation during a crisis
- Clothing, toiletries and essential care packs
- Mobile phones, SIM cards and emergency phone credit
- Travel costs to therapy, counselling, medical appointments and court hearings
- Emergency financial support when no other funding is available
They are often the practical lifelines that help someone stay safe, access support and take the next step towards recovery.
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Small Things That Make a Big Difference
For someone in crisis, a train ticket to a counselling appointment can mean they continue receiving support.
A mobile phone can help them stay connected to an ISVA or support worker.
Emergency clothing and toiletries can provide dignity after an incredibly difficult experience.
The Crisis Fund helps remove practical barriers that survivors should never have to face alone.
Make Twice the Difference
For one week only, every donation made through the Women and Girls Match Fund will be doubled.
- ÂŁ25 becomes ÂŁ50
- ÂŁ50 becomes ÂŁ100
- ÂŁ100 becomes ÂŁ200
Your donation will help ensure that when survivors need support most, help is available.
👉 Donate today: https://donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS00000FcBEjYAN
Thank You
We are incredibly grateful to Big Give and the Women and Girls Match Fund for making this campaign possible.
Their support means every donation made before 12pm on 13th October will be matched pound for pound, helping us reach and support even more women and girls affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.
We would also like to thank everyone who chooses to donate.
Your generosity helps provide the practical support that statutory funding cannot always cover. Because of supporters like you, survivors can access essential items, attend vital appointments, remain connected to specialist services and continue their journey towards safety and recovery.
Together, we can be there during some of the most challenging moments in a person’s life.
Help Us Be There When It Matters Most
Match funding is available for a limited time, but the need for support continues every day.
If you can, please donate before 12pm on 13th October and make your gift go twice as far.
Every donation matters. Every pound helps. Every gift will be doubled.
👉 Donate today: https://donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS00000FcBEjYAN
Abuse can change everything in an instant. Your support can change everything after that.
