Big Give 2026 – Support Differently
Too many neuro disabled people miss out on the support they need to live the lives they want. Support often comes too late, at crisis point, and rarely fits the whole person. Support Differently aims to change that, and the work has already begun. Now we need your help to take it further.
Every donation made during Big Give week (1 – 8 December) is doubled at no extra cost to you. Give £20 and it becomes £40. Give £50 and it becomes £100.
Help us raise £54,000 to unlock life chances for more neuro disabled people and their families.
The situation
Support is too late. Too narrow. Too impersonal.
For too many neuro disabled people and families, support only comes after confidence has been knocked, options have narrowed or life has reached crisis.
It is too narrow. It is shaped by thresholds, funding rules and service categories.
It can feel impersonal, built around systems and labels rather than people, families and real lives.
A different future
It’s time to Support Differently
Support Differently is our commitment to changing how support works, alongside neuro disabled people, families and partners.
We want to reach people earlier, before crisis, and build support around their lives. Your gift will help fund four key areas: family carer support, the transition to adulthood, Empowering Employment, and wellbeing and life coaching.
Together, we can create better opportunities and support people throughout their lives.
Read how people are benefiting from different approaches to support at Minstead Trust. Your donation can help us unlock more life chances for neuro disabled people and their families.
Discover how Connor rebuilt his confidence through Empowering Employment and found a role he loves as an Assistant Gardener at Furzey Gardens.
Through our College Leavers Programme, Finn is building confidence, independence and skills for adult life.
Discover how Joe went from apprentice to paid employee and mentor, building confidence, independence and skills through employment at Minstead Trust.
Our target: £54,000
The Big Give Christmas Challenge works by matching. Our Champion and pledgers put up half the target, and your gifts unlock it.
Your gift will help us continue funding four key areas of the Trust that ensures neuro disabled people and their families are supported earlier, before crisis, and throughout their whole lives:
- Family carer support
- Support to move from education to adulthood
- Empowering Employment
- Wellbeing and life coaching
Much of this work doesn’t fit neatly into traditional funding arrangements. That’s why charitable donations are so important. They give us the freedom to reach people who might otherwise miss out, develop new approaches and learn what works.
Every gift from the public is matched, so your support goes further.
Donation reminder
If you’d like to support our Big Give Christmas Challenge, simply complete the form below. We’ll get in touch as soon as the campaign opens on Tuesday 1 December, so you can make your gift and have it doubled during the matched-funding week.
We’ll only be in touch about the Big Give unless you’ve chosen to hear from us about other updates.