This July to mark Alcohol Awareness Week (7–13 July), we’re asking you to Rise to the challenge and Raise funds to support Alcohol Change UK’s vital work.

What is Rise and Raise?

It’s simple! Choose the challenge you want to Rise to (anything goes - big or small) whether it’s lacing up your walking shoes for a sponsored walk, getting creative with a crafting party, showing off your culinary skills by hosting a dinner party or bake sale, or organising a quiz.

You could even use the opportunity to challenge yourself to learn a new skill!

Once you have chosen your challenge, rally your friends and family by asking them to donate and support Alcohol Change UK’s work to build a world free from alcohol harm.

Every day in the UK twenty people die because of alcohol. It can affect anyone, from any walk of life but alcohol harm is not inevitable. With your support, change can happen faster.

We want to build a future in which people drink as a conscious choice, not a default; where the issues which lead to alcohol problems like poverty, mental health issues, homelessness are addressed; where those of us who drink too much, and our loved ones, have access to high-quality support whenever we need it, without shame or stigma.

How your fundraising/donations can help:

* A donation of £20 could support around 20 people reduce their drinking through Dry January®.

* £30 could help us develop and deliver more training for front line workers and improve support for dependent drinkers.

* £40 could cover the costs of supporting 16 people for six months to reduce their drinking through our Try Dry® app.