OPF|GB MEMBERS' AREA
Terms & Conditions
Membership to One Parent Families|Gingerbread is open to lone parents in England and Wales. You must understand and sign-up to these terms and conditions in order to become a member.
1. You must be a lone parent
Who is a lone parent? Gingerbread lone parent declaration
A lone parent is anyone bringing up a dependent child or children on their own. That person may also be separated, divorced, unmarried, a widow or widower. Also included are those whose partner is seriously disabled, a long term patient in hospital or absent for a long period in prison, or an unmarried mother to be.
What can I do if I am no longer a lone parent but want to stay in touch?
If you are no longer a lone parent but want to receive information from One Parent Families|Gingerbread from time to time you can become sign up to become a ‘Friend of Gingerbread’. For more details contact the Membership Team by email: membership@gingerbread.org.uk or 0800 018 4318.
If you want to continue to be involved in your local group you can apply to your group to become a Group Network Member or a Friend of Gingerbread. For details of your nearest group please contact the Membership Team by email: membership@gingerbread.org.uk or call: 0800 018 4318
2. You must agree to sign up to the Charity's Privacy Statement
What is the Charity’s Privacy Statement?
All information that we hold concerning you as an individual will be held and processed by the Charity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Such data will be used by the Charity for the purposes of administering your membership, keeping you informed about the activities of the charity and fundraising.
3. You must understand what your membership means
One Parent Families|Gingerbread (the Charity) membership is a non-voting category of membership open to all lone parent families in England and Wales. It is a continuous membership so you do not have to renew every year.
The scheme is operated on a ‘Pay What You Can’ basis. We will write to you every year to ask you to make a contribution, for what you can afford towards the cost of the scheme.
It is recommended that members pay £2 a month (or £24 annually) as this is how much it costs to run the scheme per member. It is only by members paying for the existing scheme and donating more that we can continue to run and expand our services for members. Please click on the following to see the Benefits of Membership
Even if you cannot afford to give £2 a month, any contribution however big or small is really appreciated.
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