Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans are rooted in the local community.
Our branch covers the city of Brighton & Hove, along the coast to the west as far as Shoreham, along the coast east as far as Newhaven, and over the South Downs to the north including Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Lewes plus the surrounding villages.
As a local charity, our mission is to support everyone who needs us and to serve our community.
Every year, we listen to over 25,000 callers.
We support the staff and inmates at HM Lewes Prison and train prisoners to be listeners
We offer workshops and support to local Colleges and Universities.
We work alongside local organisations supporting those more vulnerable to suicide
We work with the local railway networks to raise awareness of our service and offer post incident support
We take part in Pride and TransPride to raise awareness of our service and offer support
We offer our unique Learn to Listen like a Samaritan workshops to local employers and organisations
We hope that more local organisations will see the benefits of developing a relationship with us so that together we can support each other as well as the wider community of which we are all a part.
Our volunteers out and about at local events
Why we need your support
It costs £60,000 a year to keep our Centre running. We are all volunteers and it is up to us to keep our Centre open and operational every day and night of the year.
We are 180 ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We each have a unique reason for why we volunteer for Samaritans. By listening and providing empathy, we can help people when they need us most.
Being a partner of Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans means you will be helping us support those who need Samaritans in our local area.
A sponsored abseil fundraising activity at the i360 in Brighton
How you can get involved
Become a Friend
Ask about our Learn to Listen like a Samaritan workshop
Join us by becoming a Samaritans volunteer yourself
Get in touch to explore how we can work together
We are passionate about what we do and we know that listening to people in distress can be life changing for callers.
We would love you to help us in whatever way you can.
Please get in touch with us to find out more.
Email: [email protected]