Volunteers
If you have experienced post-natal depression and would like to help someone who is currently suffering from the illness, then please do contact us. Our volunteers work usually by phoning or emailing the mother at regular intervals and allowing her to express many of the negative feelings that we experience when we are ill. Some mothers prefer to be helped by post. Volunteers give sufferers very real hope that they will one day recover from the illness. They can also be of assistance to depressed mothers with practical advice about matters relating to looking after the baby while you are unwell.
Please only apply if you have the time for regular calls and/or emails. This may be 2-3 times per week when necessary.
All volunteers are backed up by our trained staff and our medical experts who can offer advice on a wide range of problems.
If you feel that you would like to help us in this way please complete one of the forms (divided into male and female volunteer forms) below as accurately as possible or e-mail us or write to our office for further details.
Supporters
These good people agree to give the organisation £5 per year and we send out reminders during the autumn. This scheme brings us in very badly needed funds and many of our supporters give us more than £5 for which we are extremely grateful. In return you get a copy of our autumn newsletter and support the charity in a most effective manner in its work trying to assist depressed mothers.
For further details please write to Mr Dave Page at our office address.
Covenants or Direct Debits
Some people wish to donate an amount of money every month. This is of great benefit to the organisation and even three or four pounds a month is of great help to us. The easiest way to do this is to set up a direct debit and this can be done by following the link to our direct debit form (click here) or by requesting a direct debit sheet from our office. In either case we are extremely grateful for this type of support, we encourage regular donors to complete Gift Aid slips so that the charity can recover income tax which increases the value of the donation.
One-Off Donations
The organisation is always very grateful to receive donations of any size.
These can be in the form of cheques, bankers orders or postal orders which are sent to our office or they can be made online using credit or debit cards. Donors who wish to donate online are requested to use either our Just Giving page or our Virgin Money Giving Page. Cheques are made payable to: The Association for Post-Natal Illness and posted to The Association for Post-Natal Illness, 145 Dawes Road, Fulham, London, UK, SW6 7EB.
Sponsored Events
APNI relies solely on the generosity of the public to fund our charity. We are always very grateful to receive any donation however large or small and your money contributes directly to helping those suffering from post-natal depression. Whatever kind of event or activity you organise (big or small), please do contact us and we can point you in the right direction to help us directly. Our fund raisers range from sponsored walks to runs, to marathons, climbing mountains to even heading to the Arctic pole! Whatever you feel you can do will really make a difference, please check out our fundraisers page to see the great variety of people who support Apni.
