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Donate to Samaritans this Christmas

Help change someone’s story this Christmas

Could fund 1 call for help every month

Could fund 1 call for help

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Last Christmas, we responded to 300,734 calls for help

Whether we can be there for every person though, depends on you

How your money can help us

£5

a month could cover the cost of a call for help every month from someone struggling to cope

Donate £5 a month

£10

a month could help us keep our helpline open for 3 minutes

Donate £10 a month

£20

a month could help recruit and train a volunteer to listen to around 12 people in need each day

Donate £20 a month

£5

could save a life this Christmas

Donate £5

£20

could answer four calls for help from people struggling this Christmas

Donate £20

£46

could train and support a Samaritans volunteer for a year

Donate £46
Donate to our Christmas appeal and be part of the story Donate today

Where your money goes

For every £1 donated to Samaritans and its branches in the UK and Ireland, 85p goes on our services and just 15p is invested in raising the next £1.

We know that every story we hear involves three important people

The person who contacts us when they feel they have no one else to talk to… the Samaritan who’s there for them, to listen for as long as is needed... and the kind supporter whose gift makes that call possible – you.

The caller, Sophie

“It was the worst Christmas ever. The only people I could show my true feelings to – all of them, even the deep, dark ones – were Samaritans.”

Read Sophie's story

The supporter, you

You won’t ever meet the person or people you help this Christmas, but by making a gift today, you will be part of their story forever.

The volunteer, Bob

“People’s problems don’t go away just because it’s Christmas. It’s exactly the same as any other day at Samaritans.”

Read Bob's story

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Now I know there’s light at the end of the tunnel. With the support of Samaritans, I’ve made the first step towards recovery.

Sophie

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Donating just £5 could fund a lifesaving call for help this Christmas

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Samaritans is a charity registered in England and Wales (219432) and in Scotland (SC040604) and incorporated in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (757372). Samaritans Ireland is a charity registered in the Republic of Ireland (20033668) and incorporated in the Republic of Ireland as a company limited by guarantee (450409). Samaritans in Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland (SC009843) and incorporated as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Samaritans Enterprises is a private limited company (01451175).

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