Money for sustainability - how to help us

Services for which we need your help to continue

LifeLine Johannesburg has a proven track record in training lay counsellors and in understanding the immense value of operating a volunteer driven 'professional' counselling service. Therefore, because of the growing demand for crisis and support services in the community, we need to continue preparing counsellors to be available to fulfil this need. The growing demand for our services is indicated by the annual increase in our call and face-to-face rate. LifeLine trains an average of 64 trainees twice per year. Approximately 55/60 are able to make a contribution to the cost of the course, and LifeLine offers 100% subsidies to a maximum of 12 trainees from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our strategy to ensure sustainability of commitment in service to the community

LifeLine Johannesburg has over 30 years history in counselling which is a testimony to our sustainability. Self generated income comes from:

• Fundraising events such as the 1999 Ismael Lo concert and the annual "Last Night of the Proms" concerts generously supported by Nedbank.
• Utilising our experience and professionalism in training to offer Life Skills training to corporate businesses, click here for more information.
• Corporate Counselling and Trauma Debriefing contracts
• Making our conference centre available to companies and NPO's
• Development of sponsored projects to benefit the community we serve

Other donors supporting our various training projects

Donor funding

• Anglo American Chairmans Fund
• Avnic Trading
• First National Bank Fund
• Minnie Bersohn Nursery School
• National Lotteries Development Trust
• Nedbank Group Communications
• Scwartz Tromp & Assoc
• Sofstone
• Strate Charity Shares
• Teokie & Sonya Rudaizky
• The Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation
• The Johannesburg Civic Theatre

  Project funding

  Training for home based care givers

• Expanded Public Works (Gauteng Health Department)

  LifeLine community based mentorship project

• Umsobomvu - National Youth Service

  Macsteel LifeLine Golf Classic

  Event Donors

• Macsteel Services Centre SA

  Corporate Participation

• Absa Corporate and Merchant Bank
• Alexander Forbes Financial Services
• Macsteel Tube and Pipe
• Andrew Mentis (Pty) Ltd
• BDO Spencer Steward Services (Pty) Ltd
• Cape Gate (Pty) Limited
• Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking
• Coca-Cola Canners
• Credit Guarantee
• DHL International
• Digifleet (Pty) Ltd
• Dimension Data (Pty) Limited
• Engen Petroleum Limited
• EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd - t/a Navigor
• First National Bank Corporate Banking
• Fischer Stainless Steel
• G4S Security Services (SA) Pty Limited
• Harvey Roofing Products
• Impact Print
• Kagiso Ventures Limited
• Kemtek Imaging Systems (Pty) Limited
• KPMG Inc
• Macsteel Services Centre SA
• Macsteel Fluid Control
• Macsteel Special Steels
• Macsteel Trading (Pty) Limited
• Macsteel Tube and Pipe
• Maxiprest Tyres
• Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles
• Microsoft
• Mittal Steel South Africa
• Momentous Sports Corporation
• Nashua North East
• Nedbank Limited
• Re-Mail Incorporated
• Rohlig Grindrod (Pty) Ltd
• SAB Miller
• Scaw Metals Group
• Soltrack cc
• Southern Sun Hotels Interest (Pty) Ltd
• Super Group
• Toyota Sa Motors (Pty) Ltd
• Tsogo Sun Gaming
• Vodacom Service Provider Company (Pty) Ltd

  Last Night of the Proms

  Event donors

• Paul & Melanie Heinamann
• Sable Charitable Trust

  Corporate Participation

• Abland (Pty) Ltd
• Basil Read Mining
• Deloitte Taxation Services
• Equity Loss Adjusters
• Grinaker - LTA M and E
• Jayton’s Placements (Pty) Ltd
• Kemtek Imaging Systems (Pty) Ltd
• LifeLine Southern Africa
• Macsteel Coil Processing
• Macsteel Services Centre SA
• Protran Trucking
• Sable Homes
• Sasfin Bank
• Soul City
• The Citizen
• Transnet Limited
• URAMIN
• Zurich Insurance Company SA Ltd

  In Product and kind

• Human Resources Development Africa 2008
• The Media List
• IPM 2008 Convention and Exhibition
• HR Future Open Day
• Sundown Ranch Hotel
• Connoisseur Electronics (Pty) Ltd
• Kezi Communications
• Newsclip Media Monitoring
• Panaorama Publications
• Party Design
• Spartan Technology Rental
• Statsinc
• Street Pole Ads
• True Technical
• XGX Productions
• T.O.M.S. Sound & Music (Pty) Ltd
• Who Owns Whom (Pty) Ltd
• The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa
• Hands On Retreat Guest House and Stay Spa
• Meat on Grant
• Exclusive Books
• Look & Feel Good Expo
• Scan Display Solutions
• Jazzy Masala Dance Studio
• Super A Spar (Norwood)
• Woolworths (Norwood)
• Pick ‘n Pay Hypermarket (Norwood)
• The Cakeman

Other ongoing projects of LifeLine needing support

• Mentoring and supervision for our counsellors
• LifeLine Johannesburg provides a minimum of 80/104 hours per annum of ongoing training and refresher courses for our counsellors
• Specialised training for our rape and trauma counsellors - ongoing
• Support of our rape and trauma crisis teams
• Other specialised training, face to face counselling. HIV/AIDS related issues, new facilitators and advanced facilitators training
• Outreach Satellite Centres Alexandra and Soweto
• Promoting community projects for youth and empowerment

If you can help us with a donation or in any other way,
e-mail us, or contact our office on (011) 728-1331