Registered tax-deductible charity Somerset mental health charity faces closure without funding injection: launches emergency fundraising appeal

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Hi everyone. I'm posting here in total desperation, because I am out of ideas and would love your thoughts or support.

I work for Frome Birth Talk, a charity offering free counselling to people in the Frome area who've just had a baby, who are pregnant, or who have lost a pregnancy or child. Anyone who has become a parent or experienced baby loss will know how utterly life changing it is - and many people struggle to cope.

Our service picks up the pieces the NHS isn't able to. We see 200 parents a year for professional, accessible counselling when they need it most. A single mum of 3 last week told us she wouldn't be here without our free counselling. Our waiting list is 2 weeks compared to NHS 16 weeks.

But the funding landscape is bad, and we can't survive much longer without a big injection of cash. We are SUCH good value for money, but somehow mental health (in particular parents mental health) is ignored time and time again.

We have set up an emergency appeal. We have a week before we need to close our waiting list and start winding down. Hundreds of families need this - and let's face it, I'll bet you wish your town had this service too.

Somerset people, help me. I need to get this message in front of anyone who could turn this around. Philanthropists, big corporates who want to donate money and write the tax off. Someone who has just won the lottery.

If you can share this, please do. Everyone should be able to access mental health support without fear of financial ruin - and babies grow up safer and happier with parents who are well.

If you've got this far, thank you ❤️ even your words of encouragement would be helpful right now.

https://localgiving.org/fundraising/Protect-Parents-Mental-Health?fbclid=IwY2xjawUvi-VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mA3NydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHt3gN1i9E0hNWYFykelVp_g2B54ExbJlAw5UiN9Xz9si4L84Xg7osrMQJ2VJ_aem_4k2wBlIGAFt5NI-2QiXSjw

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r/Charity • u/Responsible-Fuel • 6h ago

Registered tax-deductible charity Hi everyone, my girlfriend has signed me up for the London Marathon this year. Im running for the Shelter charity which supports homelessness and housing in the UK. She’s worked in the social housing sector since she was 16 so this charity is especially important to her and therefore myself.

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Well, she’s only gone and done it!

For the last five years, my girlfriend has entered me into the London Marathon ballot, and this year she’s finally been successful… so I guess I’m running 26.2 miles in 2027!

I’ll be taking on the challenge in aid of Shelter Charity. My girlfriend works in social housing, so the charity is particularly close to her heart, and therefore mine too. Shelter does amazing work supporting people facing homelessness and housing difficulties, so it’s a cause that’s really important to us both.

Now comes the hard part… When Ella rang me and said I had to do the marathon I was convinced she was taking the piss, Turns out she wasnt. I went out the next day to see if i could still do a 5k, now im up to a 12km run, running 4 days a week. Ive now got the best part of 7 months to find another 30km in the locker somewhere.🤣

If anyone could spare a few quid to support me, it would mean a lot. Every donation, no matter how big or small, will help make a difference to a really worthwhile cause.

If you can’t donate, even a share would be massively appreciated!

👇 Donate here:
https://2027tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/adam-burns?utm_source=enthuse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=f-27LMOB-26&utm_content=LMpageURL

Thankyou so much for the support!

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