Your friends are fundraising. Don't miss out, opt in.

Mind The Gaps .

Samaritans Emergency Appeal

Fundraising for Samaritans
0%
£1,186
raised of £1,000,000 target
MIND THE GAPS, 24 July 2020
Samaritans Emergency Appeal
Campaign by Samaritans (RCN 219432)
This appeal will close on 28 September 2023. You can support Samaritans by fundraising for us here: https://www.justgiving.com/samaritans

Story

MIND THE GAPS

On March 23rd 2020, the UK went into lockdown, in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. We all stayed home, to protect the NHS, and to save lives.

Since then, millions have been supported financially with government grants. But, almost 6 million UK taxpayers have fallen through the gaps, and haven’t had any meaningful support. 

Their ways of earning stopped overnight, but they’ve still had bills to pay, and mouths to feed. 

NHS bank staff, taxi drivers, road workers, chefs, retail workers, teachers, admin assistants, cleaners, IT specialists, hairdressers, armed forces veterans, seamstresses. 

Many haven’t even been able to access universal credit, or job seekers allowance. 

Being excluded from meaningful financial support has not only pushed people into debt, poverty and homelessness, it has also severely impacted mental health. 

Overwhelming feelings of stress, extreme anxiety and suicidal thoughts are taking over people’s minds. 

All this during a worldwide pandemic, and still no support is being given to these excluded taxpayers. 

And so, we have launched MIND THE GAPS - a fundraising campaign with all donations going directly to Samaritans. 

We are aiming to raise £1 million, in a bid to help this amazing charity provide vital support for those suffering with their mental health, as a result of falling through the gaps in the government’s coronavirus support schemes. 

£1 million will help Samaritans to support two hundred thousand people, and we need your help to make that happen. 

If you’re able to, please donate whatever you can to Samaritans via the MIND THE GAPS JustGiving page, and help those who’ve fallen through the gaps, to get the mental health support they need.

Share this story

Help Mind The Gaps .

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the campaign

This appeal will close on 28 September 2023. You can support Samaritans by fundraising for us here: https://www.justgiving.com/samaritans

About the charity

Samaritans

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 219432
Samaritans is available round the clock, every single day of the year providing a safe place for anyone struggling to cope, whoever they are, however they feel, whatever life has done to them. For more information please visit www.samaritans.org

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,185.81
+ £243.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,185.81
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.