Help us support Gumboot Friday! Every child deserves to have access to mental health support!

An overworked, underfunded, and under resourced public mental health service has led to excruciatingly long wait times for young people needing immediate help. Gumboot Friday was designed to meet the needs of young people. Using fully qualified, licensed practitioners from the private sector, young people are able to book a session at www.gumbootfriday.com and in 3 clicks of a button, they are more often than not, seen within a week.

Since April 2019, Gumboot Friday has raised over 6 million dollars for free kids counselling. From this they have paid for over 42,821 sessions for just under 20,000 kids. The average cost per session is $150 and they anticipate that with the money they have raised that they will be able to help a further 40,000 – 50,000 young Kiwis to access the help they need.

During the Harcourts Foundation’s first year of support for Gumboot Friday in 2022, the Harcourts Foundation raised a staggering $167,652 which paid for 1215 young people to access mental health support.

This year Harcourts Nelson and Richmond want to do our part in helping to raise as much money as possible for our young people. Please donate today, every little bit helps!