Post Office supports Samaritans' use of e-mail

Howard Lake | 27 July 2000 | News

The Post Office has renewed its funding for the Samaritans and is expanding its support of the charity’s e-mail facilities. During 1999 the charity received over 25,000 e-mails, an increase of 60%.

The Post Office has renewed its funding for the Samaritans and is expanding its support of the charity’s e-mail facilities. During 1999 the charity received over 25,000 e-mails, an increase of 60%.

E-mail befriending began in 1994, with demand for the service growing enormously over the last two years. Today, volunteers in 20 of The Samaritans’ 203 branches are providing emotional support on-line. More than half those who e-mailed The Samaritans stated they were feeling suicidal at the time.

Read Post Office and Samaritans join forces for e-mail and real mail support

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.