"To help you we need help too"
Our service provides information, practical help and emotional support to people who have experienced a crime, and to their families and friends. Our services are free and confidential and equally accessible to all. We need to raise £500,000 during 2005/06 to maintain our core services.
How can I make a donation?
You can make a single or regular credit/debit card donation online, just click the button to the right or contact Sam Jones on 0161 727 1371 for details of how to make a cash or standing order donation. |
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We Need Your Help so we can continue to help others
• We help over 70,000 victims and witnesses each year
• We have 600 volunteers countywide to carry out this work
• We have ten community Victim Support branches
• We have a Witness Service in 10 Magistrates' courts and 3 Crown Courts
• We run projects to help victims of Domestic Abuse, Racist and other hate crime
Support via individual donations, fundraising through organising events , fundraising at school or at work, and grant making trusts is of huge importance to us.
How will your donation help?
£10 will support the cost of a volunteer visiting a victim of crime
£25 will pay for a volunteer to visit and prepare a child witness for court
£50 will provide 10 vulnerable victims with panic alarms
£150 will cover the cost of giving basic training to one volunteer
£250 will cover the cost of training a volunteer to support a victim of serious crime
No matter how big or small your donation, you can help make a real difference to victims of crime.
Can’t afford to make a donation?
Get CASH for your old mobile phone and donate
at NO COST TO YOU
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For every mobile phone received:
You can also collect old phones for us to recycle – for more information send us an email quoting “mobiles” in the subject line. |
You can also collect old phones for us to recycle – for more information send us an email quoting
“mobiles” in the subject line.
Some Fundraising Ideas
Running & Challenge Events – register for any organised event and we will do all we can to support you. We can provide official sponsorship forms, t-shirts and personal support to help you make the most of your experience.
Check out these sites for ideas and information:
UK Challenge Events , everything from abseiling and zip wire to parachuting and sphereing.
Overseas Challenge Events Our supporters can join in any challenge listed as being open for ‘any charity’.
Organise your own event
Absolutely anything can be turned into a fundraiser! From Aerobics to Yachting, Casino Nights to a Valentine Dance - you name it, you can fundraise for Victim Support - contact us on 0161 727 1371 or email Sam Jones for more information and a fundraisers support pack.
At work
Company Donation - many businesses support Victim Support & Witness Service GM by simply making a donation every year. Or this can be developed into a partnership when a company chooses us as 'Charity of the Year'.
Staff Fundraising - having fun, boosting staff morale and improving teamwork are just three of the reasons why staff in companies throughout Greater Manchester can raise money for Victim Support & Witness Service GM.
Charity Committees - if you have one already or are looking at starting one, we will be happy to provide speakers and information so that you can make informed judgements about where your community budget is spent.
Payroll Giving - deducting money at source is familiar to most of us and this is another simple method of providing regular support to Victim Support & Witness Service GM. Once the payment is set up, you need do no more.
If you would like more information on fundraising through your workplace or tips on employee fundraising, please contact our Head Office - Tel 0161 727 1371
Trusts
Victim Support & Witness Service GM seeks support from Grant Making Trusts and Foundations to fund specific projects, staff salaries and overall running costs. This year we desperately need to improve our service provision to people who have been a victim of crime, including:
- Domestic Abuse – working with victims of domestic abuse to make sure they can access the help and support that is appropriate for them.
- Crime Against Children - e.g., robbery, bullying, racism and assault.
- Violent Crime – working with victims of violent crime, helping them claim for criminal injuries compensation, supporting them as witnesses in court and much more.
If you are involved with or have contacts within a Trust or Foundation that you think could be beneficial to Victim Support & Witness Service Greater Manchester please contact our Head Office on 0161 727 0240