Campaign by Story
💜 HELP SOMEONE FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED
A fundraiser by the Aurora Foundation — for the people we can't afford to lose
Imagine finally finding the courage to walk into therapy — and then being told you have to stop. Not because the therapy isn't working. Just because you can't afford to continue.
That's what's happening to some of our clients at Aurora right now — and this campaign is our effort to change that.
WHO WE ARE
The Aurora Foundation offers low-cost counselling and community support to adults who were abused as children. Our therapists are highly trained and experienced in trauma-informed care, supporting clients in person and online across the UK.
Unlike other agencies, we offer a Therapeutic Community: one-to-one counselling alongside group support and social connection — slowly rebuilding trust for people who were robbed of it.
WHY WE NEED YOU NOW
Multi-year grant funding that has kept our fees low is ending this summer. We're applying for new grants, but we can't ask our clients to wait.
James and Julie (names changed) are both survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Both live with anxiety and depression. Both started counselling at Aurora and began, slowly, to feel something shift. Then they had to stop — because they simply couldn't afford to continue. Specialist support for adult survivors remains scarce across the UK. Aurora is often the only affordable option.
Their stories are not unusual. This campaign will help them — and others on our waiting list — get the support they urgently need.
WHAT YOUR DONATION DOES
💜 £30 funds one therapy session
💜 £150 means five sessions — enough to begin making a real difference
💜 £3,000 (our stretch goal) provides a full course of counselling for 10 people who would otherwise go without
Our campaign target is £1,500 — and if we’re feeling ambitious, our stretch goal is £3,000. Every pound gets us closer.
🚶♀️ Steps Towards Healing — Our Team Challenge
As Aurora’s counsellors and supervisors, we’re walking, running, dancing and swimming together from 18 May to 1 June to raise funds for our clients. Every step represents our commitment that no one should have to stop healing because of money.
Will you take a step with us?
PLEASE SUPPORT US
If you can give, please give. Every donation — however small — tells our clients that strangers believe in their right to heal.
If you can't give right now, please share. Sometimes the most powerful thing is making sure this reaches the right person.
💜 With gratitude — the Aurora Foundation team
LINKS
Song for Aurora in support of the campaign (sung by Susannah Faithfull, Aurora's Founder)