Donate to our Homeless Charity in Watford

New Hope is a local charity dependent upon the support of our local community.

There are many ways to give to our work, including setting up a regular standing order, giving items from our needs list, and choosing to leave a gift to New Hope in your will.

Become a Friend

Friends of New Hope are people who give regular financial gifts. This can be done online via our Donate button or through your bank. Giving regularly to a charity like New Hope is a great way of responding compassionately to the need.

Your regular donations will provide dignity, respect, and a fresh start to men and women who are currently experiencing homelessness in Watford.

Friends of New Hope are incredibly important and we value your interest, enthusiasm and generosity. We love keeping you updated with stories and statistics about the impact of our work.

You can sign up to be a Friend of New Hope online (please click on the monthly tab), or download a Friends form to sign up offline, via the buttons below. 

You can decide how much you give but here are some interesting comparisons:

• £4.98 will provide one person with a hot meal, a shower, clean clothes and free access to laundry facilities

• £20 can provide a wellbeing session for one individual – a session that will maintain or improve mental health

• £46.76 can provide comprehensive, holistic, and life-changing support at the Haven to someone facing homelessness in Watford

If you set up a standing order via our own online banking, pleas could you send us an email to let us know for our records. Thank you.

For more information on how your gifts help New Hope, please send us an email at rpalmer@newhope.org.uk.

Donate items

If you would like to buy an item for someone who is currently accessing our services, please take a look at our Urgent Needs List on Amazon.

Due to limited space capacity, we are currently unable to accept donations of furniture within New Hope’s services.

Please contact the Watford Charity Shop on 01923 238 698 to enquire about possible furniture donations to the Queen’s Road shop.

Northwood Missionary Auctions

A supporter recently sold a signed photo of some of the EastEnders cast at auction and donated the proceeds to New Hope! If you have something valuable and are thinking of selling it for charity, we suggest having a look at Northwood Missionary Auctions who sell suitable items through established auction houses at special low or zero rates of commission. I

Giving in memory

We work in partnership with MuchLoved, an online tribute charity, to provide a free tribute service where you can remember someone special, and fundraise in their memory.
You can create a special, personalised tribute page for your loved one, where you can share memories, photos, stories, music and videos to celebrate their life, as well as donate to our work in their honour.

If you would like to create a tribute page to remember someone special and raise money in their memory, you can click here and select New Hope as your chosen charity.

Single donations

If you would like to give a single donation, you can do so by clicking here. Alternatively, you can write a cheque made payable to 'New Hope' and send it to our Head Office (67 Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2QN).

If you are thinking of making a considerable donation, please get in touch for our bank details.

Food donations

Non-perishable items i.e. tins and packets can be donated straight to the Haven.

Any other donations of food need to be authorised by the Fundraising team. Donors of cooked food will have to show proof of compliance with Food Safety and Hygiene guidelines by submitting copies of relevant training certificates.

Shop donations

We may not be able to accept your donations. Please be patient with us! Please call the shops beforehand to ask.

Leave a legacy

In the past few years, New Hope has been on the receiving end of incredible generosity from people leaving gifts in their will. As a result we have been able to sustain and develop our many services and projects with those who are homeless in Watford.

Your will is a powerful tool. It’s a way for you to change the future for the people you care about, and help New Hope prevent homelessness and transform lives. When you remember New Hope in your will, you help us to plan ahead, to be more effective and more efficient.

We do ask that you ensure that any family and loved ones are provided for and then considering leaving a gift to help some of the most vulnerable in our community. You don’t have to be wealthy, every gift to New Hope, large or small, will bring hope to people who are experiencing homelessness.

We recommend that you talk to a solicitor to ensure that your will is legally correct and that your wishes are clear. We are able to recommend local solicitors should you require this help.

Discover how Audrey Barnes’ legacy has provided a safe place for people to stay.

What we promise

• We’d love to take you on a Walk of Hope to show you some of our services for yourself or come and have a cup of tea with some of our staff in one of our gardens.

• We won’t put any pressure on you to give. Please put any loved ones first.

• We are happy to answer any questions you have about our finances, fundraising and plans for the future.

• We will treat your gift honourably ensuring that is used effectively and wisely.

• We will respect your wishes as outlined in your will.

Raise money as you shop

You can also raise money for us for free just by shopping via Give as you Live Online! When you shop at over 5,500 top stores including John Lewis & Partners, Expedia and Marks & Spencer via Give as you Live Online, they'll turn a percentage of your spend into free funds for us! Simply sign up, search for the retailer and start shopping. It's that simple!