Brilliant Big Give news!

Absolutely brilliant Big Give News!

Thanks to you, our amazing supporters, we have raised £20,000 for our Volunteer Mentoring Programme in just one week!

We are absolutely over the moon to have reached our goal. Thank you so much!

If you supported us, please take a minute to read this special thank you from our CEO, Ruth Keily:

"On behalf of our trustees, staff, volunteers, and the young people we support, we'd like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to Side by Side over the past week.

Your gift, whether big or small, helped us reach our £20,000 goal. Thank you! Special thanks to our brilliant local Pledger and Champion, Reed Educational Trust, who provided the match funds to make this possible.

For a small, independent charity like ours, navigating an increasingly challenging funding landscape and experiencing soaring demand for our Volunteer Mentoring Programme, the funds raised through The Big Give will make such a difference in the year ahead.

Thanks to your support, we can give more young people a year of support from our volunteer mentors and practitioners, two kind and trusted adults who will stand by their side for a full year.

We're now looking forward to next year and building on the inspiring support you've shown us through this campaign. Thank you so much!"