Become a Friend
We have helped over 100,000 young people find the support they needed when they didn't know where to look, outlining the options available and then putting them in touch with their chosen sources of support for free: over the phone, via webchat, by email or through our Webhelp 24/7 for online self-help.
When a young person needs help to make sense of their situation and identify their priorities, our trained volunteers allow them to talk through their issues at their own pace and in confidence. We can then connect them straight through to the best service for them from over 13,000 anywhere in the UK. Our service costs them nothing.
Our aim is to ensure that every child and young person in the UK can access the help they need, when they need it.
Become a Friend of Get Connected and donate from as little as £100 a year, and help more young people get the vital assistance they need. Plus, you’d be in good company- we were delighted to have esteeemed young actor Daniel Radcliffe become Get Connected’s Best Friend in 2009.
Levels of Giving:
Become a Good Friend by donating £100 or more
Become a Close Friend by donating £500 or more
Become a Great Friend by donating £1000 or more
Become a Best Friend by donating £5000 or more
For more information email friends@getconnected.org.uk requesting full details.
Other Information:
Every Friend has the option to support a specific area of our work. Some opportunities include:
- Service development. For example:
£100 would pay for five copies of an invaluable directory of services for helpline volunteers, such as the Telephone Helplines Directory.
£1,000 covers the cost of our vital webchat software for four volunteers for one year.
- Reaching young people. For example:
£500 pays for us to tell 500 young people about our vital service, through a mailing or media campaign.
£5,000 covers the cost of maintaining and developing our website for one year.
- Helping young people. For example:
£100 allows our helpline volunteers to find help for 15 children and young people.
£1,000 pays for us to recruit, train and support a Helpline Volunteer for one year.
£5,000 covers the cost of a vital database of services, such as the UK Advice Finder, for six months.