It costs about £25,000 a year to run Boston Samaritans, all of which has to be raised locally. Everyone at Boston Samaritans is a volunteer but it still costs money to run the branch.
Why we are fundraising
Did you know it costs £5 for us to answer a call from someone in emotional distress? As you might imagine we need to do a lot of fundraising and are always looking for people to get involved and help us raise funds.
At the moment, most of our time is spent listening to our callers. We are currently raising money to expand our service so we can go out in the local community and talk about how to look after your mental health. We want to visit school children and students wherever they learn, local businesses to talk to staff and community groups to talk to their members. Setting up an outreach team will mean we need to recruit and train more volunteers and it costs £200 to train each volunteer.
Join easyfundraising
Easyfundraising is very simple.
It costs nothing to join and when you shop via the easyfundraising website or App, Boston Samaritans get a free donation from the company you are shopping with. What's even better is that the prices are just the same and it costs you nothing. Join easyfundraising and help raise money for Boston Samaritans. Have a look at this short video to see how it works.
Make a donation
You can make a donation directly to Samaritans of Boston, Lincolnshire via our donations page.
Get involved
We are always looking for volunteers to help us fundraise. You can do as little or as much as you want, as often as you want. Find out more about how you could help.