Bronze
From £5 a month
Benefits include:
A digital welcome pack
- Quarterly newsletters
- Starfish Club pin badge.
The Starfish Club
Make a lasting difference
Join our community of regular givers and help transform the response to domestic abuse across the UK.
Choose your giving tier to access exclusive content, updates and insights that bring you closer to the work you’re supporting.
Become a Starfish Club Member. Help end domestic abuse for everyone, for good.
Become a Starfish Club member
At SafeLives, we believe in changing lives. Since the day we were founded, we have carried The Starfish Story in our hearts – a reminder that every single action matters.
We know how overwhelming and distressing the issue of domestic abuse can feel. With so many people affected, it can seem like no single action, person, or donation, could ever be enough to end abuse. But our power is in the collective. When we all come together – a community of people doing and giving what we can for victims and survivors everywhere – our collective impact can be huge. That is the meaning of The Starfish Club. Through regular giving, we can each become part of something bigger.
Every professional who trains with SafeLives receives a starfish badge – a symbol of their personal commitment to ending domestic abuse. And now, every member of The Starfish Club will receive one, too. Working to end domestic abuse, we often hear that this issue will always exist—that there will always be too many survivors, too many children at risk, and too many perpetrators to reach. But we’ve seen the difference that individual actions can make to the lives of victims and survivors. Become part of The Starfish Club today and join a community creating real change for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
The Starfish Story
Nobody deserves to live in fear. Your monthly gift will make all the difference.
Choose your Starfish Club membership
There are three membership options to choose from, each one packed with exclusive benefits!
Silver
From £30 a month
Benefits include:
- Everything in Bronze, plus:
- Exclusive “In Our Words” – exclusive audio from survivors creating change.
Gold
From £100 a month
Benefits include:
- Everything in Silver, plus:
- Bite-sized podcasts – offering a behind-the-scenes look at SafeLives’ work (from interviews with colleagues on key projects, to insights from across the domestic abuse sector).
Why our work is needed
By becoming a member of The Starfish Club, you’ll be helping to create real change for victims and survivors up and down the country.
Every month, an estimated 8 women in England and Wales are killed by a current or former partner and more than 75,000 people each year in the UK are assessed as at risk of being murdered or seriously harmed by domestic abuse.
The scale of the reality that so many victims and survivors face can feel overwhelming, but with your regular support we can reach more families and make all the difference to them. each survivor, each child, each family we touch.
Why your donation matters
As a member of The Starfish Club, you’ll be helping to transform the response to domestic abuse for people like Jo:
Jo had experience abuse for years. Police had been called to her home five times, each time urging her to provide evidence and to leave the abusive relationship – but Jo was frightened, overwhelmed and unable to speak openly. She never gave a statement because she didn’t feel she could trust the police.
On the sixth callout, something changed.
The attending officer sat with Jo in her kitchen. Her dog wandered in, and the officer gently engaged – stroking the dog, asking questions about him, simply being present. He didn’t push her or use formal language she didn’t understanding. Instead, he chose to see Jo as a whole person, recognising that until she needed to feel trust in order to feel ready to speak. After a few quiet minutes, he asked “Jo, how can I help you?”
It was a small moment – but to Jo, it meant everything.
That simple, human connection helped her feel safe enough to speak. With the right support, Jo was able to leave her abusive partner and rebuild her life. She later said that it was this conversation that saved her life.
That officer had recently completed SafeLives’ Domestic Abuse Matters training for the police – which gave him the tools, confidence and trauma-informed approach needed to truly reach someone in crisis
Your support allowed us to train more than 11,500 professionals and first responders across the UK last year. The response to domestic abuse really does make all the difference.
What your donation could fund
Other ways to donate
Donate by text
Text SAFELIVES to 70480 to donate £10.
Donate by phone
Call 0117 403 3220 and select option 4.
Postal donation
Send a cheque to our head office.