With your help, we’ll be there for the toughest times
With your help, we’ll be there for the toughest times
This Christmas, you can help provide more children with expert support when they need it most.
Sometimes there is no way of shielding children from the toughest events in life. We offer children and young people the expert support and guidance they need to get through.
Thanks to supporters like you, children like Anna can receive specialist mental health support when they need it most.
From 2-9 December, your donation will be doubled at no extra cost to you - make sure you come back to this page during that period to double your impact.
When Anna* was 10 she became anxious and distracted at school. Her teacher found out that Anna’s mother was very ill. Anna was struggling to cope with her feelings.
The Place2Be counsellor at Anna’s school, Gabi, spoke with Anna’s dad and found out that Anna’s mother’s illness was terminal, but Anna’s parents didn’t know how to break the dreadful news to their daughter.
Gabi knew the whole family was going through an unimaginably tough time and needed her expert support. Gabi offered to facilitate that difficult conversation with Anna and her father.
Anna was upset when she understood that her mum wasn’t going to get better, but she had Gabi’s skilled support and lots of comfort and loving care from her dad.
When Anna’s mum passed away, Anna and Gabi continued to meet. Using guided conversation and play to help Anna work through her grief, Gabi is been there for Anna through the very toughest time.
When Anna was facing the toughest time in her life, our kind supporters meant we could be there.
This Christmas, will you make a donation to help more children like Anna?
Double your impact this Christmas**
For one week only (2 – 9 December), when you make a donation to Place2Be through the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge your donation will be doubled, at no extra cost to you!
A gift of any amount can make a huge difference to the lives of children this Christmas.
Double your impact from 2 - 9 DecemberDonate and help more children like Anna
Your donation will go directly to helping children and young people get expert mental health support.
A donation of £8 will be doubled to £16, providing a child access to a safe space where they can talk about their feelings with a counsellor and get expert advice.
A donation of £50 will be doubled to £100, supporting two children like Anna with one-to-one counselling where they can receive expert support for the tough experiences they are facing.
A donation of £100 will be doubled to £200, could help fund week of expert mental health support for a school, giving pupils, parents and teachers someone to turn to.
Make a donation using the link below from 2 - 9 December and your donation will be doubled at no extra cost to you!
Double your impactHow your donation helps
Some children love Christmas, of course. But for others it can be an isolating and lonely time. Some parents struggle with childcare and don’t have enough support. And sometimes school holidays lack activities, visitors and friends.
Place2Be drop-in counselling sessions will be busy in January, when the school term begins. With your help, skilled and experienced counsellors like Gabi will be there to provide the mental health support children need.
Anna’s grief for her mother will always be with her. She speaks to Gabi regularly, and with support, she has good friendships at school and is doing well considering the circumstances.
When times are tough, mental health support at school can be life-changing for children like Anna.
* Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the children and young people we support.
** Donations made at place2be.org.uk/biggive or through The Big Give’s website between 2 and 9 December will be matched, up to £40,000.
Double your impact this Christmas**
For one week only (2 – 9 December), when you make a donation to Place2Be through the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge your donation will be doubled, at no extra cost to you!
A gift of any amount can make a huge difference to the lives of children this Christmas.
Double your impact from 2 - 9 December