Calm In A Box helps to develop calmer, happier and healthier lives at home and at work for work/life brilliance. Through bespoke CALM programmes for individuals and organisations, Calm In A Box offers a range of wellbeing products and services including one to one and group coaching, development programmes, workshops and retreats and a calm shop which have all been created using the principles of our CALM model – the four key dimensions to support better wellbeing. 

Sinfin-based Century Mobile launched a major fundraising campaign for Safe and Sound – enabling unused mobile phones and tablets to be recycled with money raised donated to the charity.  The initiative has proved incredibly popular and is now also supported by Derby Shopping Centre (formerly intu Derby) and by Yoo Kase at East Midlands Designer Outlet near Alfreton who are both collecting disused handsets and unclaimed phones from the centres’ lost property to be donated through Century Mobile’s scheme.

We are one of three children’s charities chosen by the club for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. Keep an eye out for us at pre-match bucket collections and look out for bespoke events over the coming year.

Colleague Box is a letterbox gift company launched during lockdown by entrepreneurial Derby couple Adam and Natalie Bamford. They have since been inundated with orders from companies wanting to cheer up remote workers and then welcome furloughed staff back to the workplace with tasty treats and personal messages delivered through the post. The expanding company has chosen Safe and Sound as its charity party for the festive season – donating £1 from each order received for personalised Christmas gift boxes to the charity. There are also supplying our Hope boxes for young people.

Derby Express Couriers is a family-run business which is one of Derby’s largest transport companies – delivering parcels to customers across the county and beyond.  They have helped Safe and Sound raise awareness of child exploitation through a giant game of Pass the Parcel with each of 50 customers unwrapping a layer to reveal prizes and information about the charity’s work.  DEC supervisor Antoni Jones also completed the Derby Half Marathon as part of Team Safe and Sound.

The company is headed by Sarah Jenkin-Jones, a former journalist with nearly 30 years’ business to business, business to consumer and public sector PR experience and provides PR support to Safe & Sound to help get our story told and messages of support out to the community.

Creationz Marketing support Safe & Sound by providing Social Media Support, marketing advice & website services to ensure we are able to raise the profile of Safe & Sound across Derbyshire.

Innovative company Family Comforts upcycle people’s sentimental materials that people would otherwise keep in the cupboard or attic such as baby blankets and favourite shirts into beautifully crafted cuddly treasures such as bears, bunnies, unicorns, dragons, dinosaurs, horses, cats, foxes, dogs or elephants. Run by artisan creator Sandi Millichip-Massocchi, the company is donating £5 to Safe and sound for every bear ordered in November 2020.

Helena at Little Black Dog has been instrumental in helping to get our new website completed and looking fantastic – ready for us to spread the word about the service and support available from Safe & Sound

Vehicle leasing specialists Motion Vehicles, who are based in Hilton, have pledged support for Safe and Sound in a number of ways. Firstly, they are donating vehicles at the end of their life through the national ‘Giveacar’ scheme as well as working with partners and members of the public locally who want to do the same.  Vehicles are either sold through auctions or scrapped with proceeds going to Safe and Sound. Motion Vehicles also donate to the charity in return for referrals to them for vehicle leasing agreements.

Matt and the team provide discounted workwear for Safe and Sound with our new logos in a mix of polo shirts, hoodies and jackets for our team to take out and about into the community. This makes us more visible and look extra professional, too!

Wathall’s are incredibly active in supporting Derby initiatives, charities and good causes and Safe and Sound is one of their many beneficiaries. We were represented at their annual Memorial Service in 2019 and also were chosen to kick start their “Wathall’s Wish” campaign which highlights a different local charity each month in early 2020.

Nelsons law firm has chosen Safe and Sound as their charity of the year.  The firm was formed in 1983 and has grown to become one of the leading law firms in the East Midlands with offices in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham, providing support and advice to businesses, individuals and families with their legal and investment needs.  Nelsons has won a clutch of awards the in recent times – including being shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards 2020 in the “Law Firm of the Year: The Independents” category.  These awards are widely recognised as the largest celebration of legal excellence in Europe, with more than 500 entrants being submitted each year.

Independently-owned creative agency Think3 have masterminded an online Santa experience on behalf of Rotary Club Derby and Safe and Sound – replacing the traditional Santa Sleigh with a Covid-safe operation which will still raise much needed funds for Safe and Sound. The Derby-based agency brings together a team of commercial, creative and technical specialists to provide effective marketing for businesses and organisations by bridging the gap between creativity and business. They have also helped Safe ad Sound develop some new creative resources

Utilita are opening an EnergyHub in Derby in the second half of 2020. We’re excited to be involved as a charity partner, able to use their community spaces and tap into their knowledge and expertise for young people we work with who may need to set up their first utility accounts.

At Pilotlight we are delighted to be working with Safe and Sound Group again. 

We’ve been chosen by the Data Analysis team at RBS Kegworth as one of their charities for 2020. So far they’ve taken part in our abseil event and are organising some virtual fundraising due to the office closure under Covid-19 restrictions.