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Can you help us?

Last year Washington Mind received 975 new referrals and we offered 5,793 counselling appointments.

By donating just £1 you can help towards the cost of maintaining a high-quality service delivery, to meet the needs of our local community.

Fundraising for Washington Mind and help to fundraise

As a local independent charity Washington Mind rely on funding and donations to continue reducing mental health stigma, improving wellbeing and promoting mental health recovery.

We’re incredibly grateful to all individuals and companies who choose to fundraise on our behalf – Thank you! But we also know there are still lots of people, organisations or groups out there who would love to get involved with fundraising for Washington Mind. Just get in touch and we’ll arrange to drop off a box.

Ways to fundraise could include; displaying a charity tin or bucket in your building, organising a charity fundraising event, a sponsored walk, nominating us as your charity for the year, or sign up to a national campaign (e.g. World Mental Health Day, World Suicide Prevention Day, Mental Health Awareness Week). If you’re looking to fundraise for Washington Mind but don’t know where to start, our dedicated fundraising coordinator can support you, send us an email to: info@washingtonmind.org.uk to access fundraising support.

Our fundraising pack is a great resource to help you raise vital funds, for more information please complete the contact form to the right to request a fundraising pack and a member of our team will be in touch to provide you with it.

How your donation can support Washington Mind

  • £30 can help us work with young people to deliver creative expression work, to help raise self-esteem and reduce risk-taking behaviours.
  • £50 would enable someone to access a 1-hour counselling session, in a warm, safe and welcoming environment and an assurance that your counsellor is highly qualified, BACP registered and appropriately supervised to provide quality, therapeutic support.
  • You can set up a standing order of just £2 a month, the donation will automatically be taken from your bank and this will help us to raise vital funds for our service.
  • In your Will, you can express the values and beliefs that are important to you by leaving a gift to Washington Mind

There are many ways you can donate to Washington Mind

By Bank Transfer

If you would like to make a donation via bank transfer, please email us on: info@washingtonmind.org.uk and we will be able to provide you with the relevant information to enable you to do this.

By Cheque

You can donate to us by sending a cheque made payable to ‘Washington Mind’ to: The Life House, Grasmere Terrace, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7LP.

Via Easyfundraising

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Washington Mind with easyfundraising? There are over 8,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis & Partners, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds. All you need to do is:

  1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/wm/ and join for free.
  2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
  3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Washington Mind at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

There are no catches or hidden charges and Washington Mind will be really grateful for your donations. Thank you for your support.

Fundraising

  • If you are a school, business or organisation you can hold events such as; dress down days, bake sales or coffee mornings.
  • If you would like a challenge you can take part in the Great North Run, a cycling event, a sponsored skydive or the Great North Swim.

Click here to visit our Fundraising page for more information and to access our Fundraising Pack.

Through JustGiving

Through JustGiving, you make a one-off donation or start a fundraising campaign! Click here to visit our JustGiving page.

By Visiting the Life House

Visit The Life House, Grasmere Terrace, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7LP and a member of our team will gratefully accept your cash or cheque donation. Unfortunately at this time we are unable to accept donations via debit/credit card.

Washington Mind merch shop coming soon

If you’re looking for Washington Mind branded materials to utilise throughout your fundraising efforts, watch this space! We will soon have an online shop where you can purchase Washington Mind; clothing, keyrings, stress balls, ponchos, water bottles, bags, and more.

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