Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current Government advice regarding social distancing PACT are unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to come…
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Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current Government advice regarding social distancing we are currently unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to…
Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current Government advice regarding social distancing PACT are unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to come…
Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current Government advice regarding social distancing PACT are unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to come…
Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current Government advice regarding social distancing PACT are unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to come…
Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current government advice regarding social distancing PACT are unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to come…
Virtual Adoption Information Event
During the current Government advice regarding social distancing we are currently unable to offer face-to-face adoption information events. Children are continuing to…
Support our Wish Qualification Team!
Together we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Whether it’s starring in their own films, walking with dinosaurs, going on…
Dr Rebecca Nowland to speak on teenage loneliness and technology at Befriending Forum
Dr Rebecca Nowland from the University of Central Lancashire will be presenting her research on technology and loneliness at the Befriending Forum…
Ready Friends Toolkit
Welcome to the Ready Friends Toolkit May 2020 In response to the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve added three new sections to the Ready…
Help review and update our copy ahead of the launch of our brand new website!
We’re looking for a volunteer who can help us get our new website up and running – this is an ideal opportunity…
Mental health toolkit for practitioners working with families
Mental health toolkit from the Troubled Families Programme The set of tools and resources below are being shared by DHSC, NHS England…
Reading Town Meal 2020
If you love food, enjoy spending time with family and want to learn about how you can eat more sustainably, then you…
Treasurer Training
Are you new to being a treasurer of a charity or community group in Reading, or considering taking on the role? If…
Tech to Connect finalists
The next Ready Friends Befriending Forum will focus on how technology can help reduce loneliness and social isolation. Following the publication of…
Autism and the family – a talk
This online talk will look at the various ways that identifying a family member is autistic can affect that person and the…
Carers’ Rights Day
Caring for Your Future our online events on Thursday 26 November and Friday 27 2020 Adult carers, young carers and families are…
Mad for Mario? Fanatical about Fifa? This could be the role for you!
Video gamers wanted! Are you a gaming fanatic? Do you enjoy playing with others? A number of people we support absolutely love…
Designated Safeguarding Officer training – for charities and community groups
Introduction As part of the overall safeguarding for you organisation it is good practice for charities and voluntary groups to have a…
Mental Health Aware Course
This FREE online course is funded by Health Education England and is aimed at staff and volunteers supporting people through financial difficulty…
Help with technology – and other home schooling resources
Help with technology Increasing data allowances on mobile devices to support disadvantaged children: this scheme temporarily increases data allowances for mobile phone…
Meet the RVA Team: Anna Chapman, School and Parent Engagement Officer
Anna Chapman is the School and Parent Engagement Officer for RVA, supporting parents in Reading who are economically inactive towards and into…
Get ready for Census 2021!
Households across Reading will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021 The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us…
Alumni Lecture – Supporting the Vulnerable: Covid’s Social Impact
Spring Online Alumni Lecture Series: Covid-19 – Stories from the Frontline Covid-19 has caused havoc and upheaval in ways no-one could have…
Meet Jessica Kirby, Youth Worker at Berkshire Youth
Jessica Kirby has been a Youth Worker with Berkshire Youth since 2014. Here she reflects on the changes to her work brought…
Reading Community Grants
Reading Community Energy Society – Community Grants 2021-22 Reading Voluntary Action is delighted to partner with Reading Community Energy Society in their…
The impact of Covid-19 on charity communications
A report by CharityComms and Media Trust in April 2020, on the Impact of Covid-19 on Charity Communications, found that the top…
National lockdown January 2021: what charities need to know
This article was updated on 14 January to include: NCVO updated Coronavirus Guidance which gives specific guidance and resources on involving volunteers…
Terms and conditions
RVA accepts content for its internal database, the RVA website and directory and our volunteering portal RGneeds.me in line with the following terms and conditions: RVA…
Bring new skills, knowledge and energy to our board
We are seeking to add new skills and interests to our trustee board. You will be joining an experienced, supportive and dedicated team…
Thanks for completing the survey, here’s what we’re doing next…
Thanks to everyone who completed our recent survey for trustees and managers of Reading’s charities and community groups. It was really helpful…
Charity Commission guidance: how to hold remote trustee meetings
Over the last month, charities have adapted to holding trustee meetings remotely. This may be a new process for many charities, whose…
Future investment in community support – RBC consultation open until 25 July 2021
Reading Borough Council has launched a consultation on ‘future investment in community support’: Voluntary and community groups have until 25 July 2021…
Season’s Greetings from RVA
At the end of this extraordinary year, we want to say thank you Thank you to the charities and community groups of…
Bring new skills, knowledge and energy to our board
We are seeking to add new skills and interests to our trustee board. You will be joining an experienced, supportive and dedicated team…
NSUN Mental health funding for smaller groups – to open soon
The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) will be offering grants to smaller groups who are providing mental health peer support activities. This…
Find out about the work of Trust House Reading
Trust House Reading provides specialist support to women, men and children living in Thames Valley who have been affected by rape or…
Applying for funding and need help with preparing your accounts?
Due to popular demand, RVA is arranging two financial training courses this autumn, which would be ideal for anyone who is in…
Help us provide this lifeline shopping service to older people
Age UK Berkshire is looking for people to work from home for 2-4 hours a week telephoning our online shopping clients. We…
Older People’s Virtual Café – Christmas
Come and enjoy some Christmas cheer in the relaxed, informal environment of Age UK Berkshire’s next online café for older people. Just…
Covid-19 vaccination equality survey
NHS Berkshire West CCG want to better understand the motivators for people considering the Covid-19 vaccine To gain insights into people’s views and…
Help us to grow our services and keep things running smoothly
Ridgeline Trust is seeking to increase our Board of Trustees in order help grow our services and maintain the smooth running of…
Compass Recovery College
Compass Recovery College is a mental health and wellbeing organisation based in Reading, Berkshire, UK, commissioned by Reading Borough Council. We provide…
Reading Borough Council – Funding Information Service
This service exists to assist community groups and voluntary organisations to access external funding eg National Lottery, Charitable Trusts, local funders etc…
Historypin (We Are What We Do)
Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together, from across different generations, cultures and places, to share small glimpses…
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when…
Breastfeeding Berkshire
We are a Facebook peer-to-peer support and social group for mothers who are thinking about, are currently, or have previously breastfed their…
Sunday Assembly Reading
We are a secular community group that meets monthly to celebrate life by singing songs together, listening to talks and eating tea…
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Our ambition is a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives…
Could you be our Chair?
We are seeking a Chair to provide leadership to our committed and talented Board of Trustees. This is an exciting opportunity to…
Dimensions
As one of the country’s largest not-for-profits, Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.…
Trinity Concert Band
Trinity Concert Band is a community wind band; its members spanning a wide range of ability from talented amateurs to professional standard.…
Society of St. Vincent dePaul
The Society’s main work is to offer practical support and befriending to individuals or families in need, regardless of gender, personal status…
Christ Church Woodley
The congregation of Christ Church is drawn from both United Reformed and Methodist traditions of the Christian Church. Our church family is…
Be part of the team at this fantastic community event – 28/09/19
The Reading Town Meal are looking for volunteers to join us and help with the smooth running of this fantastic annual event…
Sadaka
A charity that offers a helping hand for those in need in Reading, through providing hot meals and essentials. It is also…
Could you give support and guide a group of young people setting up a business?
Are you able to support a group of 16-17 year olds as they spend a year setting up their own business? Young…
True Food Co-op
We are a not-for-profit community shop in Emmer Green, selling local, organic, wholesome and organic food, toiletries and household goods. To reduce…
Reading Federation of Tenants & Residents Associations (RFTRA)
The Reading Federation of Tenants & Residents Associations (RFTRA) is now Reading Neighbourhood Network. For more information please visit www.rgneighbours.net.
Berkshire Family History Society
Berkshire Family History Society’s objectives are (a) to advance education of the public in research into family history and genealogy, primarily, but…
Charities supporting gift giving for children this holiday season
This article was updated on 18 November with details from The Salvation Army The winter holidays are fast approaching, and with this…
Anywaa Survival Organisation
Anywaa Survival was set up to address the needs of people from the Horn of Africa – Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan and…
Making Music
Making Music exist to support and champion leisure-time music. Through practical services, artistic development opportunities, local advice events and by providing a…
British Tinnitus Association
We are an independent charity supporting thousands of people who experience tinnitus and advise medical professionals from across the world. We are…
Stroke Association
The Reading Stroke Support group is a chance for carers and stroke survivors to meet other people and enjoy a range of activities once a month. The group is also a place where carers can support each other and have time to chat and talk about any concerns they have.
Assist with coordinating fundraising activities and more!
The volunteers will be a coordinator of our charity fundraising. We prefer someone with some experience of very small charities – our…
Al-Anon Family Groups
Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, regardless of whether that…
British Science Association
See the world through different eyes with our events in and around Reading! The Thames Valley Branch of the British Science Association…
Trust House Reading
Trust House Reading is a subsidiary of The Survivors Trust (www.thesurvivorstrust.org). We are a rape and sexual abuse support centre providing specialist…
Help grow our supportive membership community
Voluntary Charity Membership Coordinator We are a small charity, registered with the Charity Commission, and are now in the position of needing…
Headway Thames Valley
Headway Thames Valley promotes wider understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provides information, support and services to people with brain…
Lions Club of Reading
READING LIONS CLUB is a local group of volunteers who aim to promote the health and wellbeing of the Reading community by…
Restorative Practice
Taking a restorative approach means working with families and individuals on an informal basis using restorative processes, proactively, to resolve specific issues…
Prescription delivery scheme for vulnerable local people from Healthwatch Reading
Healthwatch Reading have launched a Reading Prescription Delivery Scheme to ensure medicines can be delivered to isolated and vulnerable people during the…
New Reading Family Carers Card – produced by Reading Mencap
Reading Mencap have produced the Reading Family Carers Card It’s available to carers for free and identifies someone as a family carer…
Befriender Match – Walking and talking
Our volunteers support and enable people with a physical disability to take up, or return to, a hobby, interest, sporting activity or…
The Earley Charity – individual grants
The Earley Charity welcomes applications from individuals who are experiencing difficult circumstances. This may be because of low income or poor health.…
Look out for Reading Community Lottery on the big screen by the station
Reading Community Lottery will be unmissable on the huge Reading Lights sign outside the station for the next five days! We’re promoting…
“Our students enjoy a joke and lots of fun” – Be part of this highly successful Gurkha Ladies Project
The SSAFA Gurkha Ladies Project is looking for new volunteers. The project has been running for more than four years with a…
“Our students enjoy a joke and lots of fun” – Be part of this highly successful Gurkha Ladies Project
The SSAFA Gurkha Ladies Project is looking for new volunteers. The project has been running for more than four years with a…
Jobs play hb
Welcome to the RVA jobs page offering details of paid work opportunities with not-for-profit organisations recruiting in Reading or the surrounding area.…
E-learning Bookkeeping training – learn at your own pace
Are you a volunteer for a small community group in Reading wanting to learn the basics of bookkeeping? If so, we are…
Build our customers’ confidence and connect them with the right people
Catalyst Connectors – connecting people to people and places We are looking for volunteers who are committed to their personal development and…
Do you have the energy, time and enthusiasm to help us continue putting smiles on children’s faces?
Are you enthusiastic and keen to help run our charity? Reading Family Aid does 3 things: – Organises outings for hundreds of…
Are you a bit of a techy and very methodical?
Are you a bit of a techy and very methodical? Would you like to be involved in our amazing Toy Project? Reading…
Placements Officer – closing date 25 September 2020
Would you like to work for one of the UK’s leading voluntary adoption agencies? PACT has been at the forefront of adoption…
Administrative support wanted for our BB4K team!
Bounce Back 4 Kids is a support programme for children and families affected by domestic abuse. PACT’s communities work aims to empower…
Help make our visitors feel at home
You can make a difference as a Welcome Desk Volunteer, meeting and greeting visitors, signposting them to different services and making them…
Have your say on sport and leisure: Active Reading consultation now open
The council is conscious that one of the most important things it can do is help people lead more active and healthy…
Help run our new, vibrant café
You can make a difference as a Café Volunteer, working in the new and vibrant café by preparing and serving hot and…
Berkshire Care Trust
The Berkshire Care Trust was established in 1981 to educate and train and to relieve poverty and need among offenders, and the…
Safeguarding Adults Bitesize Session: Threat of Arson and Safe & Well Procedures
The Safeguarding Adults Board runs quarterly bite-size training sessions to provide topic-based safeguarding information and learning, to support and complement the Board’s…
Help this lady get out and explore her local community
Dimensions provide support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK. We help them to live more independently…
National Emergencies Trust Local Action Fund – applications open until 22 October 2021
Get up to £10,000 match funding to help your voluntary or community organisation overcome the effects of the pandemic. Crowdfunder and the…
Could you manage our annual Toys and Teens Appeal?
Annual Toys and Teens Toy Project Manager Reading Family Aid is run entirely by a diverse group of volunteers. Each year we…
Put your accountancy skills to use
Reading Refugee Support Group are seeking a volunteer to take on the role of treasurer. Our vision is for an inclusive society…
Come and manage our amazing Annual Toy Project!
This is a fantastic and rewarding opportunity for someone who likes organising things and is used to managing projects. Each year we…
Celebrating Ready Friends Toolkit’s 1st birthday with 3 new pages
The Ready Friends Toolkit is now one year old – how time flies! Thank you to everyone who has helped to get…
Reading Town Meal 2020
Who’s getting excited?! Not long to go now until this year’s town meal. We are pleased to announce that RG2 radio will…
Email and internet searching
When you use a computer for the first time there are two things you will need to do early on – send…