Despite taking immediate action at the start of March, freezing new posts, talking with our major funders, and planning for how staff can work from home, Stamma has dramatically cut its expected income and expenditure for 2020 and beyond. But while funds have been cut, the need to support people through this crisis has never been greater, and the number of calls to the helpline have never been higher. Help us expand our helpline and outreach provision, support local groups and speech & language therapists, be there for parents of children who stammer, and for those who stammer themselves. And help us create a better world.

My Telephone Challenge

The phone has been a nightmare for me. There was a time when I would find EVERY excuse in the book not to use it. Not surprising since, when I did pluck up the courage, people would frequently put the phone down on me. Because I stammer. Although I'm more confident on it now, I still need to challenge myself every time I make a call to someone I don't know.

My 2.6 Challenge is to phone as many Stamma members as I can in 26 hours.  Here's why...

1 Fundraising challenge. 2 Talk to members, some of whom may feel alone. 3 Find out how they have coped during lockdown. 4 Opportunity to get feedback on Stamma generally. 5 Opportunity to ask the chair anything!