York Bike Belles cycling down street

Charities in York

BetterPoints York rewards walking, cycling and bus travel with BetterPoints that you can donate locally.

Not yet taking part in the BetterPoints York challenge? Download the free BetterPoints app from Google Play or The App Store or by scanning the QR code below. Register an account with your York postcode. If you commute into York for work or study, enter the code yorkooa when you sign up.

What charities can I support?

As well as our fantastic range of national causes, you can donate your BetterPoints at the following places in York. If you run a local charity and would like to sign up to accept BetterPoints, get in touch via email.

St Leonard's Hospice
York Bike Belles
Friends of Rowntree Park
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) York
Dementia Forward
York Rescue Boat
York CVS
Richard Shephard Music Foundation
York Against Cancer
York Mind
York Racial Equality Network
Yorkshire Air Ambulance

How to donate your BetterPoints

Once you've earned some BetterPoints for walking, wheeling, cycling and taking the bus in York, you need to:

1️⃣ Tap Rewards
2️⃣ Then select Donate your BetterPoints
3️⃣ Use the search bar to find the cause you would like to support
4️⃣ Tap Donate and then insert the amount of BetterPoints (1,000 = £1).

Do your bit to tackle climate change in York

Mobile phone with betterpoints app.