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If you would like to make a gift to TreeHouse, it is possible to allow the charity to:
- spend it wisely on any of TreeHouse’s work – unless you specify we will assume that you are happy for us to do so
- support TreeHouse’s Ambitious about Autism appeal for the new building – please visit the Ambitious about Autism pages
- support the general work of the school or national development work – please state which when you make your gift
- choose a specific item or project to support – please choose from the list below
We have put together a list of items and projects that your support could fund, at a range of different levels. More information on our projects is available on request.
Whatever you can give, your support will make a real difference:
| Ideas for how your gift could be used in the school: |
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Ideas for how your gift could be used in the national development team: |
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| Item or project |
Cost |
Item or project |
Cost |
| 1. Children's DVDs |
£25 |
1. Schools from Scratch. A series of fact sheets to provide signposts to different sources of information for families wanting to set up an education provision |
£1,000 |
| 2. Packs of Playdoh |
£25 |
2. Resources, subscriptions and publications so that TreeHouse remains well informed about developments in the field |
£2,500 |
| 3. Children's dinnerware to help children learn to eat independently |
£50 |
3. Building and strengthening autism/disability alliances. TreeHouse benefits from working with a range of organisations such as Contact a Family |
£5,000 |
| 4. Teachers time to accompany pupils so that they are able to have worthwhile sessions joining classes at local mainstream schools |
£125 |
4. Research. To cover a range of issues in the field of autism |
£5,000 |
| 5. One day of an occupational therapist's time to help children learn practical everyday tasks such as hair and teeth brushing and getting changed for PE |
£150 |
5. Conferences. For TreeHouse to attend and also present at a range of relevant conferences |
£5,000 |
| 6. Materials for making wall-mounted displays to show off works of art |
£600 |
6. Information dissemination. A major aspect of the work at TreeHouse is to ensure that information is easliy and widely available to all who may want access. This includes via a website, newsletters and a series of information leaflets |
£8,000 |
| 7. Funding towards our E learning coordinator who keeps classroom staff up to date on appropriate educational software, works with speech therapists and helps pupils use portable communication aids |
£5,000 |
7. Funding to enable TreeHouse to employ a part time advice worker, to help parents of children with autism across the country to secure a school place for their child |
£11,000 |
| 8. Equipment for a whole new class where five pupils and five teachers are based |
£8,000 |
8. Leadership. Contributions towards key posts within the organisation including Director of National Development, the Head of Policy and the Head of Communication |
£20,000 |
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