Get Involved

HOW YOU CAN HELP US

The Maya Centre is committed to providing free counselling to minoritised women on low incomes.

We are most grateful to those local people and organisations who generously support our charity, enabling us to give a lifeline to some of the most disadvantaged women in London.

There are many ways in which you can help us, please find more information below or contact us at admin@mayacentre.org.uk

DONATE

Donations are vital to our work, ensuring that we continue to offer a free, safe space for women at The Maya Centre. By donating to us directly, you join our community of supporters who want to see women’s mental health and wellbeing prioritised and championed.

There are a few ways in which you can do this:

Donate on a one-off or regular basis – click here to make a donation.
Donate through Amazon Smile.
Payroll Giving – an efficient and flexible way to give directly on a tax-free basis, check with your employer or pension provider.
Legacy Giving – leaving a gift in your will has the power to create a better future for vulnerable women in need of therapy.

FUNDRAISE

Fundraise your own way

Do you enjoy a challenge?

We love working with community groups or larger corporates who want to fundraise for us via a sponsored run, cycle or bake-off – all ideas welcome!

VOLUNTEER

We have some opportunities for volunteers to support our work:

Qualified, honorary counsellors and psychotherapists looking for experience working with violence against women and girls (VAWG) within an intercultural, women-only space
Student counsellors looking for placements within a women-for women, psychodynamic counselling service (minimum 2^nd year Diploma course)
Other volunteering opportunities are advertised periodically on our website.

SHOP

Buy our limited-edition art cards

Why not send a thought to a special woman in your life?

The Maya Centre has a small number of limited edition art cards, designed by our Art Therapist Joanna Sellam in support of the work we do here.

Cards can be purchased in packs of 4, please contact us for further information.

Sign up to our newsletter

Our quarterly newsletter is a great way to stay in touch with our work, reading about latest developments and finding out about any community events we have coming up.

Click here to sign up today.

SUPPORTER STORIES

Over the past year, our supporters have included a range of funders, regular donors committed to our cause, as well as one-off donations

Donations

These vital donations have come from companies like Oner Active, Kingsley Napley LLP and BUPA; foundations like The Cara Delavingne Foundation; fundraisers from initiatives like The Dough Exchange; in-kind product donations or percentage of sales from shops like L’Occitane, House of Hackney, Skomer and Abigail Ahern.

We have also been lucky enough to benefit from corporate volunteers from the BIG Alliance, as well as both qualified associate and trainee counsellors on placement with us.

Our Funders

City Bridge Trust, Cloudesley, Cripplegate Foundation, Irish Embassy, London Community Response Fund (LCRF), Lloyds Bank Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund, The Leathersellers Company, The London Community Foundation, Wates Foundation, Hearthstone, Islington Council & NCL CCG.