Sevenoaks

Welcome!

Welcome to Sevenoaks Samaritans, a vibrant team of over 100 volunteers who help create a safe place to talk for people struggling to cope. We’re one of Samaritan’s newest hubs, established back in 2019, but since then we have made a huge impact. In fact, in 2023 we took over 20,000 calls, spending 10,000 hours listening to our callers.

Our outreach activities are expanding as we become more visible in the community. Our team will be attending different outreach activities throughout the year; keep an eye on this page for updates!

Want to volunteer?

At Sevenoaks Samaritans we’re always keen to welcome new faces to our enthusiastic and friendly growing volunteer community and we’re eager to share the wonderful feeling you get when you know you have really made a difference to someone’s day or even life.

Open Mornings

Come for a cuppa, a chat and a look round at our Sevenoaks Samaritans open morning at 105 St John’s Hill, TN13 3PE between 10am-12pm on:

• Saturday 16th March
• Saturday 13th April
• Saturday 11th May
• Saturday 8th June

Information/Q&A Zoom Sessions

Join one of our zoom sessions between 7-8pm and see what it is like to be a Samaritan in Sevenoaks. We will also talk about our own experiences and answer your questions. 

• Wednesday 13th March
• Tuesday 9th April 
• Wednesday 8th May
• Tuesday 11th June
• Tuesday 9th July
• Tuesday 6th August

RSVP to [email protected] or just drop in!

Seen us online?

This January, for the first time, we have advertised for volunteers on Facebook and Instagram and the response has been amazing. You might even be one of the people who has seen or responded to one of our adverts; if you are, thank you!

More than 250 people have expressed interest in joining us and we’re gradually contacting everyone to give them all the information they need to make the decision to volunteer with us.

If you’re one those people, we should be in touch with you soon, but, if you’re keen and haven’t heard back from us yet, just get in touch on [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

We still have places on our incredible training courses this Spring and we really hope you’ll be able to join us!

How can I help?

There are so many ways you can get involved, whether it's answering our calls or supporting our branch to continue running its essential service. Check out the main Samaritans website to read a little more about the different types of volunteer roles.

What's it like to be a volunteer? Click here to find out why our volunteers love being a Sevenoaks Samaritan.

Help support our hub!

Our Sevenoaks hub relies entirely on donations from the public, businesses and other organisations. It costs around £36,000 a year to run our operation. Please help us answer more calls for support at this crucial time. Any gift you feel able to give will help us continue to support those who are struggling to cope. Your donation could help save a life!

• £3 to answer a call for someone in need of support.
• £95 to keep our branch open for a day.
• £250 to train a listening volunteer.

Click here to donate to our Sevenoaks Hub.

Or, text SAMS7OAKS to 70470 to donate £7.

Fancy some fundraising?

We’d be delighted if you were able to raise some funds to help Sevenoaks Samaritans provide emotional support around the clock. Your fundraising might be about having fun, achieving something for yourself or helping to raise awareness for a great charity.

We can help give ideas as well as help support and manage your fundraising or event, get in touch to speak to our team!

Our Partners

The Football Season is Here - We are delighted that Sevenoaks Town FC 1st Team will be promoting our services and Help Line number by displaying on the back of their training shirts. Do get down to our local team this season and support the many teams/abilities/ages who will be playing this season!

Our thanks go to the many local organisations who have supported us so far, we look forward to working with you in the future Sevenoaks Round Table, Sevenoaks Lions, Sevenoaks District Council, Sevenoaks Town Council, Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce, The Stag Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Mums, The Sevenoaks Masonic Lodge and many more...Thank You!

For up to date news on Sevenoaks Samaritans follow us on twitter @SamsSevenoaks.