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Help us remove barriers and create opportunities
The Richard Whitehead Foundation enables disabled people’s ambitions through sport, movement and physical activity.
With the support of our community, we create safe, welcoming and inclusive opportunities for disabled people to get active, take on new challenges, build confidence and form meaningful connections.
Whether you donate, fundraise, volunteer or simply help spread the word, you can make a real difference.
Why your support matters
Disabled people can face physical, financial and emotional barriers to participating in sport and physical activity.
Your support helps us remove these barriers and create opportunities that enable disabled people to participate in ways that work for them. Together, we can help more people experience the physical, emotional and social benefits of being active.
Where your money goes
Your donations help us provide inclusive sporting opportunities and support tailored to individual needs.
This includes:
Providing trained support runners and support swimmers to help disabled people prepare for and participate in events
Delivering Inclusion Through Adventure Days, where disabled people can try activities such as climbing, high ropes, archery and paddlesports in a safe and supportive environment
Helping to cover the equipment, venues, trained instructors and other resources needed to make our activities accessible
Creating more opportunities for disabled people to build confidence, achieve their goals and form meaningful connections with other disabled people
Every donation, whatever the amount, helps us reach more people and create more inclusive opportunities through sport and mov
Ways you can support us
Make a one-off or regular donation and help us to create a future where more disabled people can access sport, movement and physical activity.
Donate
Signed up for a running event, swimming event or another challenge? Choose the Richard Whitehead Foundation as your charity and make your challenge count. You could also create your own challenge, organise a fundraising event or get your workplace, school or community involved.
Fundraise for us
We work with businesses and organisations that share our commitment to inclusion and creating opportunities through sport. Whether through sponsorship, fundraising, volunteering or sharing your expertise, we would love to explore how we could work together.
Partner with us
Give your time and skills to support our events, activities and fundraising. From guiding and encouraging participants to cheering at events or helping behind the scenes, there are many ways to get involved.