BUILDING
TOGETHER
WE ARE Open hands.
20 years of impact.
300,000 visits.
AND NOW for the next 100 years.
WHO WE ARE
Open Hands is a Leicester charity providing practical, essential support to people in need. We work alongside low-income families, people experiencing homelessness, refugees, asylum seekers, and those who are unemployed or facing social isolation.
By meeting people at their point of need, we help them overcome immediate challenges while creating opportunities to build confidence, develop skills, and connect with their community. Our services include food, clothing, furniture and household essentials, education, chaplaincy, and volunteering opportunities.
A gift. To a city. For its people.
The NEED
Rising living costs, housing pressures, and economic uncertainty mean that many people are struggling to afford the essentials for everyday life. For some, this means choosing between heating their home and buying food. For others, it means moving into an empty property without a bed to sleep on.
Many people face more than one challenge at a time. Alongside financial hardship, they may be coping with poor health, insecure housing, unemployment, language barriers, or loneliness.
Open Hands exists to meet this need. And our heart is to ensure this continues into the future.
A gift. To a city. For its people. Forever.
The DREAM
We are going to build a new Compassion Centre on an incredible site on Frog Island near Leicester's city centre. Building a new centre to serve the growing needs of our city will cost £5 million. This is an investment in Leicester's future - strengthening communities, creating opportunities, and ensuring that compassionate, practical help remains available to people in need for years to come.
We love working alongside volunteers, supporters, churches, businesses, charities and partner organisations, united by a shared commitment to help people facing hardship. Our vision is for the new Compassion Centre to strengthen these partnerships even further, creating a place where people can access the support they need and organisations can work together to serve our city.
"A new Compassion Centre has the potential to become a vital community hub that will make a lasting difference to thousands of people for years to come." (British Red Cross, Leicester)
THE LAND IS READY.
THE NEED IS REAL.
THIS IS FOR LEICESTER.
A FOREVER HOME for open hands.
£5,000,000 target
HOW TO GIVE
We need many people to make 'Building Together' a reality. Building a forever home for Open Hands will take all of us.
100% of the amount given will go towards this project. If you have any more questions, please get in touch.
If you are a UK taxpayer, please consider allowing your donation to go further with 'Gift Aid'. A gift of £100 becomes £125 (25% extra), through this government scheme for charities.
bank transfer
Account Name: Open Hands
Sort Code: 40-28-26
Account Number: 61454757
Reference: 'Building Together'
Standing order
Using the bank details, consider setting up a regular donation to Open Hands. This can be spread over your chosen time period (up to 12 months)
CHEQUE
Payable to:
Open Hands Trust (Leicester)
Address:
Open Hands, c/o One Church, 10 Frog Island, Leicester. LE3 5AG
OTHER
If you have another way you'd like to consider giving, please contact us directly.
GIVEN SO FAR
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