We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of our supporters, partners and volunteers for your ongoing commitment to our work this year.

Your continued support means we are able to be there for even more survivors of rape and sexual abuse across Surrey through our helpline, counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services.

Some of our key achievements in 2023 include:

• Welcoming a new CEO, expanding our ISVA team and taking on a new Fundraising Manager, Counselling Administrator and Helpline Supervisors
• Recruiting more brilliant helpline and counselling volunteers to help support survivors
• Being chosen as the 2023 Captains Charity at Burhill Golf Club, a partnership that has raised an incredible £20,000 towards our work through events such as a charity golf day and a silent auction
• Having a team of seven runners in the 2023 London Landmarks Half Marathon who not only ran the 13.1 mile course, but between them raised a fantastic £4,493
• All of our incredible supporters that took on challenges for us; there was a skydive, a 10k walk, a handbag sale, a runner in the Worthing Half Marathon, and fabulous supporter Kevin, who is currently biking his way across India!
• Hosting a visit from Edward Argar MP, Minister of State for Justice and Guildford MP Angela Richardson alongside the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey to meet our team and learn about the challenges we face
• Welcoming four new trustees to our board, as we said goodbye to three others
• Ongoing support for our Crowdfunder for young survivors aged 13-25 which has currently raised £11,885 
• Being selected as one of the three local charities in the Co-op Local community fund, which helped to raise £3,166.51
• Tesco shoppers voting for us to win the top grant of £1,500 in their Stronger Starts scheme
• Engaging with students at wellbeing events at Farnham UCA and Godalming College, as well as Freshers Week at the University of Surrey
• ·Delivering 15 talks and presentations to school and college staff and students on consent and healthy relationships.
• Launching ourselves onto Instagram!
• Supporting The Survivors Trust on the #ActOnIICSA campaign, which calls for action on the recommendations from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse
• Hosting a visit from Tim Wates, the High Sheriff of Surrey, to learn more about our work as part of his focus on improving mental health services for young people
• Securing a three year grant from the Henry Smith Charitable Trust for £129,800 towards our running costs.
• Being awarded a one year grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation for £30,000 towards our family support for young people.
   

And it's all thanks to you

None of this would be possible without our incredible supporters, and we are immensely grateful to all of you.

To find out other ways you can get involved in supporting our work, visit our events page to get involved with an event, or sign up to receive our twice yearly supporter newsletter which is packed full of stories, resources and exciting ways in which you can get involved.

Thank you so much for all of your support in 2023, we look forward to achieving even more together in 2024.