We rely just about completely on the generosity and support of the public to keep our service available around the clock every day of the year
Keeping our branch available to the people of Greater Belfast around the clock and throughout the year can be costly and we receive very little support from statutory sources of funding. Whilst every effort is made to minimise our costs we nonetheless need to raise regular funding in order to maintain the availabiliy of our core services and our outreach to vulnerable groups. We also need to advertise and promote our service to ensure that when people need our support that they know about us and about what we can offer them to help them get through whatever it is in life that they are facing.
Get Involved or even run a fundraising event
Our volunteers and supporters regularly take part in activities and events to raise the money that helps to keep our branch open 24/7 throughout the year. We make regular street collections in Belfast city centre, at Sprucefield in Lisburn and at other locations around the Greater Belfast area.
We're always pleased to welcome friends of our branch who want to get involved either regularly or occasionally. This could be by joining in with a street collection or a fundraising event. For instance, in recent years we have regularly entered teams and individuals in various events such as the Belfast Marathon run or the Marathon walk event.
If you want to run an event such as a bake sale or coffee morning or seek sponsors as you take on a challenge you could set up a Fundraising Page on Justgiving
Get in touch with us at the branch and we'll help with promotional materials, sponsor forms and ideas for publicising your efforts
Donate
You can donate to Belfast Samaritans via our online donations site on Justgiving donations portal
If you are a UK taxpayer, you can also help by allowing us to recover Gift Aid which can be a source of valuable extra funds.
If you would like to donate to the wider Samaritan organisation or another branch, links on similar buttons on the main Samaritans page will alow you to do this.
Other Ways of Giving - Standing Order and Legacy Giving
There are many other ways to support our work and we're always happy to help
If you would like to find out more about supporting our branch in other ways such as by regular standing order or by including us in a legacy please contact our administration line on 028 90381133 or email us at [email protected]