Giving Tuesday is here! And at Challengers, we’re about to launch our biggest fundraising opportunity of the year.
If you’re not familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s the global generosity movement that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday encouraging everyone to give back and support the causes they care about.
Did you know 74% of carers have felt stressed or anxious?* While 65% of parent carers say they are exhausted and/or burnt out, 1 in 5 are unable to remember the last time they had a break.**
Emotional overwhelm, mental burnout and reaching the point of crisis are too often part of the narrative for those with caring responsibilities. Challengers’ services offer essential respite for parents and carers of disabled children and young people. A chance to pause and exhale, knowing their child is safe, included, and valued in our care.
Giving Tuesday is the perfect moment to drive support for our ‘Give me a break’ Big Give Christmas Challenge, which highlights the urgent need for all disabled children, their siblings and parent carers to be given regular opportunities to rest and reset.
From midday Tuesday 2 December to midday on Tuesday 9 December, every pound you contribute will go twice as far in reducing the isolation that families with disabled families feel and support Challengers’ target to raise £44,000, which through the Big Give will be doubled to £88,000!
How you can help
The Big Give Christmas Challenge runs for just one week: from midday today Tuesday 2 December to midday Tuesday 9 December. During this time, every pound you donate through our Big Give page will be matched pound for pound. That means your £50 becomes £100, or your £100 becomes £200 — doubling the difference you make, at no extra cost to you.
To make your donation go twice as far, simply:
- Visit our Big Give page to learn more about why your support matters and meet some of the families for whom Challengers has been a lifeline.
- Donate between midday today, Tuesday 2 December and midday Tuesday 9 December.
- Pass it on, help us make some noise! The Big Give campaign is a prime opportunity to double your impact at no extra monetary cost. Share the campaign with your friends, family and social networks to help even more disabled children, young people and their families access the support they deserve.
Let’s reach our biggest target yet
With your help, by donating to our Big Give ‘Give me a break’ campaign, you can make your money go further this year. For our children, it could be an activity they love; for our parent carers, a moment to breathe.
One donation. Double the difference.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. You can email us at communications@disability-challengers.org or call us on 01483 579 390.
Thank you for your support – I hope you have a wonderful Giving Tuesday!
* Carers UK State of Caring Survey, 2025
** Sense, 2023
