we can help with...

• ABUSE
• ANGER
• BEREAVEMENT
• BULLYING
• DEPRESSION
• DRUGS & ALCOHOL
• EATING DISORDERS
• FAMILY PROBLEMS
• HEALTH
• HOMELESSNESS
• PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
• PREGNANCY
• SELF ESTEEM
• SELF HARM
• SEXUAL HEALTH
• SMOKING
• STI'S
• STRESS & ANXIETY
• SUICIDE & SUICIDAL FEELINGS

Support Us

How you can support the lowdown

Business Support >>>
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Volunteering >>>

Please help us to help young people.

Your support now will help us to continue providing life-changing support to thousands of children and young people within the community, who need us. There are plenty of ways in which you can support the lowdown and we are extremely grateful for any opportunities that are taken up!

If you would like to support us with a donation, please

Text the word "LOWDOWN" to 82540

(where you will be charged £1.50 by your mobile phone provider)

OR

Text the word "SUPPORTED" to 82540

(where you can make a credit/debit card donation for any amount of your choice)

Please note that Network and Administration charges are applied to all SMS Texts

Auctions 4 thelowdown

Is our very own EBay store, set up and hosted by one of our volunteers. You can help by donating all your unwanted gifts and items or by visiting the site and purchasing something you see there. All profit from the site goes directly towards our service delivery. For more details please contact the lowdown or click below.

www.events4thelowdown.info

Make an on-line Donation

If you or someone you know has ever benefitted from our services, or if you just understand the value of our service within the community and you would like to make a donation, please click below to donate any amount you wish, via PayPal.

Business Support:

If you have a business, there are a number of ways in which you may wish to get involved such as corporate sponsorship; donation of a team or staff members skills; donation of services such as printing or old office equipment or stationery for example; You may be able to sponsor/underwrite, purchase a number of tickets to attend or provide items for raffle or auction, at a lowdown fundraising event; Another way of getting involved is by signing up to the governments 'Give As You Earn' scheme - to encourage your employees to donate a small monthly amount to the lowdown from their salaries, pre-tax; or you could send details of the lowdown to your contacts. If you would like to discuss getting involved, please contact Dawn Wright.

Fundraising:

Everyone can get involved with fundraising events and hopefully have a great time while you are doing it! You can help spread the word of fundraising events of you may wish to hold your own fundraising event (mufti day, Sponsored walk, silence, for example); or you may wish to get involved with, or attend one of our many fundraising initiatives and events. Every penny really will help to keep the services going.
www.events4thelowdown.info

Volunteering:

You may wish to volunteer your time and talents as a donation, and if so we have plenty of opportunities. Aged 14-16? You could apply to join our Focus Forum or Peer Mentoring teams. Both teams give a voice to young people and work closely with us to ensure that our services for young people remain up-to-date and relevant. It is great fun, you get to make new friends and attend social and training events, plus it looks good on your CV for college or employment opportunities. Aged 18 plus? You could apply to become a fully trained counselling & information worker, an information or shift support worker or a database administrator. We also have external opportunities for outreach and detached (working within the community) volunteers to join our training & outreach team. We are also looking for practical skills such as a handy person, gardener, electrician, plumber etc.

Committees – You may wish to join our energetic Fundraising or Development Policy Quality Committees to share your expertise, experience or enthusiasm. We have a great team of volunteers, many of whom have been with us for more than 5 years and the support, training and personal development gained via volunteering with the lowdown continues to be well regarded.

View the team profiles

Become a 'Friend' of the Lowdown

Just e-mail us at friends@thelowdown.info and we will email you with regular updates of what's going on at the lowdown including news, events and any developments.

Purchase a Gift

Northampton artist Tamara Rogers, very generously designed a beautiful set of gift cards, containing digitally enhanced local images, for the lowdown to use as a fundraising initiative. All profit from the sale of the cards, goes directly to the lowdown. You can purchase these items online from the lowdown and some outlets around the county.

If you would like further details of any of the above or to get involved, please contact Dawn Wright. Contact Us

Some Testimonials

"Thank you very much for helping me help myself, who knows where I would be without your great pair of ears! I am forever in your debt"

from a young person who received counselling

"Personally, volunteering with lowdown has opened my eyes to a lot. It makes me feel more worthwhile. Giving my free time to helping young people, leads to me feeling happier"

from a counselling volunteer

"I wanted to volunteer my time for an organisation that really can make a difference"

from a Management Committee Member

"I have gained a great deal of information on the kind of issues that affect young people. Volunteering for the lowdown has helped me to remain open-minded and understanding when with young people"

from a counselling volunteer

"I have helped young people with information and support and this is a wonderful feeling"

from an Information Support volunteer

"'It is an honour and a privilege to work alongside so many kind and loving people"

from a Shift Support volunteer

Website sponsorship:

'Supporting us'

The lowdown wishes to thank Pete Flood, Dave Spurgeon and the team at Serendipity2 for their generous support in providing as a donation the new logo & extensive web-site re-design as our 20th 'birthday present'
www.serendipity2.com

Celebrity support

Picture of comedian Alan Carr; with the lowdown members' at his book signing in Northampton. Alan explained how he knew of the agency when he was growing up in Northampton and pledged some support before signing a copy of his autobiography to 'The Best Youth Counselling Service'

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