
Samaritans of Harrogate and District
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About our cause
Last Year Harrogate Samaritans answered 20,794 calls, an increase of 1199 from 31 March 2023. We completed 840 web chats compared to 620 a year earlier and made 105 call backs to callers who needed additional help and support after their initial contact with us. In all, the volunteers at Harrogate Samaritans made 21,686 separate contacts with callers who were in distress or despair in order to listen and provide a space to talk in confidence. The overall number of contacts has increased by 1199 from the year before, illustrating the increasing demand for our service.
We have around 130 volunteers, all unpaid who give up their time to listen to callers when they need us the most. These volunteers also run the branch in various capacities from Branch Director to Branch Secretary and Minutes Secretary - all on a voluntary basis.
We receive no funds to run our branch and raise these ourselves annually from grants, donations, events and bids, to get to the £40,000 a year we need in order to cover our annual running costs.
We are an active part in our local community. We have our own Outreach Team and Fundraising Team. As part of that we attend events at the local railway stations, sporting events like local rugby matches and events such as the Great Yorkshire Show and Farmers Ralleys. All of this is to raise awareness of the service we offer which is 24/7, confidential and non judgemental for people to talk to us if they feel they are struggling with their feelings.
Our volunteers also run a Prison Team who support and train prisoners at Wealstun to listen to other prisoners to help improve mental health and reduce the risk of suicide.
We asked in what ways people felt better after calling us and they told us that: 75% felt listened to and that they had more options for dealing with difficult situations.
70% felt more hopeful about the future. Two thirds felt better able to cope with daily life, felt more understood and calmer after a call.
More than half said that they felt less lonely or isolated after a call. In terms of lasting support, 7 out of 10 callers reported that they still felt better one week after calling Samaritans.
For 1 in 10 callers, Samaritans is their only source of support.
People need us now more than ever and your support is invaluable to us.
Next draw prizes
£25,000 jackpot
Next draw
Sat 3 May 2025
Draw results
£25,000 Jackpot
- Winner! Ms D (Harrogate) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mrs H (Harrogate) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mr M (HARROGATE) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mr H (HARROGATE) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mr A (HARROGATE) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mrs L (Ripon) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mr H (HARROGATE) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mr M (KNARESBOROUGH) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mr M (Harrogate) Won £25.00!
- Winner! Mx H (Ripon) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs R (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms R (Tadcaster) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms S (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms B (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms B (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Miss H (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr T (Knaresborough) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mx L (Wetherby) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr B (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mx G (Knaresborough) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr S (KNARESBOROUGH) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr R (HG3 2WG) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms W (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs C (Knaresborough) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs D (YORK) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mx F (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Miss S (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr V (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms S (KNARESBOROUGH) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mx H (RIPON) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms B (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr S (RIPON) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr T (Knaresborough) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms C (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr H (Boroughbridge) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms G (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs D (Knaresborough) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr K (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms H (Ripon) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mx N (Wetherby) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Ms B (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs J (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Miss M (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Miss B (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs R (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr A (Harrogate) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mrs N (RIPON) Won 3 extra tickets!
- Winner! Mr J (HARROGATE) Won 3 extra tickets!
Miss P was selected at random and won a Luxury City Break
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