Samaritans of South West Herts at Watford

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The Samaritans of SW Herts is an independent charity, affiliated with the national Samaritans charity that supports people who are troubled, despairing and suicidal in the whole of the South West Herts area and sometimes beyond. We have to raise about £30,000 per year through our own efforts to keep the service going in the community. From our centre in central Watford about 118 volunteers provide a free telephone, email, personal visitor and outreach service to a population of more than 600,000 people. It costs about £80 per day to keep our centre operating; if we paid for the volunteer time at the national average wage , it would cost more than £700 per day. For many people our emotional support service is their lifeline. We depend on the generosity of others to keep our centre open -- thank you for your support!