Get Connected

On the 11th of July our team of rapid runners sped through the Asics British 10km beating personal bests on the way - with many finishing within an hour, in sweltering conditions.

Despite the heat, our terrific team managed to raise a cool £3,110 from completing the course that takes a tour of many of the sites of central London

The Carphone Warehouse proudly supported Get Connected with a National Fundraising Week: Get.......Fundraising for Get Connected! 

Employees from The Carphone Warehouse throughout the country took part in arm wrestling, getting their legs waxed, holding sports days , static bike rides, dressing to impress, having baked bean baths, and soaking the manager days! Chief Executive of The Carphone Warehouse and trustee of Get Connected raised £2,000 to get covered in custard!

Have a look round the Get Foolish websit  to see more photos!

Get Connected's Annual Charity Auction on Wednesday evening raised £150,000. The annual event, now in its sixth year, raises vital funds for the UK's confidential, free, national helpline for young people.

Actor pledges his support for the UK charity which provides free, confidential help for vulnerable young people

Get Connected has announced that Daniel Radcliffe, the critically acclaimed star of the "Harry Potter" film series and Broadway's Equus, has confirmed his support and made a generous donation to the signposting service.

Radcliffe, 20, currently busy on the film set of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", confirmed his support of Get Connected as the charity celebrated its tenth anniversary with a reception at the House of Lords.

Daniel Radcliffe said: "I am delighted to pledge my support for Get Connected, and mark their 10^th anniversary by becoming their first Best Friend. The free confidential helpline finding young people help for any problem is a vital and unique service. We live in a world that is so full of choice and information; it is often impossible to know where to turn or what to do.

"Get Connected is there for young people in need of help no matter what the issue, from eating disorders to abuse, homelessness to pregnancy. I see Get Connected as much more than just a gateway for information; it is a friend to thousands of young people across the UK. I also support The Trevor Project, which is America's leading national organisation focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. As with Trevor, I hope that my support can raise the visibility of Get Connected so that even more young people become aware that there's help on hand."

Get Connected fields 70,000 calls each year and over 20,000 young people are connected for free to the help, via phone, email and webchat, with a further addition to the service, WebHelp 24/7 for online self-help, launched this week.

Fiona Clark, Interim Chief Executive of Get Connected, added: "We feel extremely privileged that Daniel Radcliffe has chosen to support Get Connected and help us launch our new Friends scheme in such an exciting way. His generous contribution will assist us immensely as we work towards raising greater awareness among young people and expanding our services to be available for young people whenever they need help. We are hopeful that Daniel's big-hearted commitment will encourage others to follow his lead and also become a Friend of Get Connected to help us make a difference to thousands more young people."

As a confidential helpline, Get Connected doesn't often hear back from the young people we've helped - especially since it's our job to connect them to other services, so we don't find out how they get on. So we've set ourselves an objective to gather more feedback, and to find out what outcomes for young people are once they've contacted Get Connected.