Support Us.
Touch celebrates real life stories of everyday people who are overcoming difficult things in their life.
Through sharing stories, we aim to prevent struggles with mental wellbeing beginning, or getting worse.
We think our work is important and we’d love you to help us continue to have positive impacts across neighbourhoods, NHS and social care environments.
Donate.
Touch relays on the generosity of our supporters to run neighbourhood storytelling events across Southampton. You can read more about our neighbourhood storytelling events here.
Through your kind donations, Touch is able to pay our hardworking team, support and coach storytellers and market our events so we can let people know we exist, and that we’re here to help them. It also allows us to recruit more Event Champions and host storytelling events in more neighbourhoods across Southampton.
If you would like to donate to Touch, please click on the Paypal link below. We really appreciate your generosity and support.
Touch relies on the generosity of our supporters to run neighbourhood storytelling events across Southampton. Our work is not possible without your kind support.
Join a community fundraiser.
A couple of times each year we run community fundraising events to help support our work. As well as a chance to raise money, these events are uplifting celebrations of everything we do and the people who make it possible.
Our community fundraising events in 2022 were Walk With Us (22nd May) and the Winter Warmer (12th November). Keep an eye on our website, social media and newsletter for information about the next community fundraiser in 2023.
There are other easy and fun ways to give to Touch.
You can become a Co-Op member for just £1 then choose us as your Local Cause. Scan your card whenever you shop and we’ll get a donation from selected products and services.
You can choose us as your cause on Easyfundraising and raise donations for Touch whenever you shop online – without spending any extra money!
And you can play SO: Lotto, a charity lottery in Southampton. Choose Touch as your good cause, and we get a donation when you buy tickets – while you get a chance to win prizes of up to £25,000!
Fundraise.
We are always appreciative of those who are willing to fundraise to support our cause. As a Community Interest Company, all of our funds go directly back to helping our local community.
Whatever way you would be willing to fundraise, whether you’re a marathon runner, a crafty person, a fete organiser, a coffee morning host, an abseiler, a skydiver, a walker, a swimmer, a shave your hair off type person or more, we’re here to support you all the way!
If you are interested in putting forward your idea, please contact us as soon as possible and our team will work with you to make your fundraising a success.
Spread the word.
By sharing our website and messages, you can support the value of storytelling and the positive impact it has on mental wellbeing.
By sharing our messages, you contribute to breaking down the walls of stigmatization and isolation, and give others the confidence to share their story.
We would love you to support Touch by telling others about our network in your conversations at home and work.
You can also follow and share us on social media through the following handles:
Please tell as many people about us as you can and direct them to our website – we are doing all we can to enable real life story sharing to become a part of everyday life – your help in making this happen is really valued.
