Fifteen participants and 12 mentors were awarded certificates and trophies at a joyful graduation event held by the charity Sadaka on 24…
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Vaccination programme now open to all unvaccinated adults in Reading Anyone in Reading who is 18 or over and has not…
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Berkshire Community Foundation has just launched a new survey to help find out what’s in store for Berkshire’s voluntary sector and what…
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The snow on Sunday 23 January presented challenging conditions for the Reading Central and Whitley Vaccination Hub. Volunteers from the charity Re:Act…
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A free 5 week course for those who have very little knowledge of using MS Office for job searching. Small, tutor led…
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A free 5 week course for those who have very little knowledge of using MS Office for job searching. Small, tutor led…
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PACT is an amazing charity providing adoption and family support services which help hundreds of families every year Our CEO Jan Fishwick…
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Office space within Tilehurst Library available to rent. The office space is self-contained and has been fitted out with raised access flooring,…
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Congratulations to The Weller Centre! The Weller Centre won Outstanding Contribution to the Community at the recent Thames Valley Business and Community…
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Berkshire Youth, the young people’s charity, are delighted to announce that they have agreed a 6-month plan to deliver detached youth work…
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The property has a central front entrance within a frontage of 2.4 metres. The unit has a storage area accessed via two…
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Thames Valley Partnership is an established registered charity of 25 years operating a range of support programmes across the three Thames Valley…
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Keep Caversham Tidy is a local voluntary organisation dedicated to eliminating litter in Caversham and neighbouring areas to benefit residents and nature.…
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We are looking to recruit a committed Outreach Worker, based in Reading to provide support, risk assessment, information and advocacy to clients…
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Is your organisation delivering online services or are you struggling with seeing how you might do this safely in view of specific…
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Grants for individuals and families in need Please see RVA’s funding pages. Community food projects Readifood is an independent food bank providing…
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With only a few days to go before World Book Day on 4 March 2021, Reading Libraries want to encourage children of…
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Mental health toolkit from the Troubled Families Programme The set of tools and resources below are being shared by DHSC, NHS England…
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The Charity Commission has updated its guidance for charities as a result of lockdown 3 as follows: Trustees should hold their trustee…
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We would like to pay tribute to one of Reading’s community champions, Phillip Edmond Kallay, who passed away after a short illness…
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The 7stars Foundation supports the most challenged young people in the United Kingdom They assist forgotten young people aged 16 years and…
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Adviza and Thames Water have a great opportunity for young people to build their confidence and get into a career Are you…
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Patricia has been with RVA since June 2021, initially as a social prescriber and now supporting the wider social prescribing team in…
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Time Gained CIC launched in September 2021. Our vision is of a world in which everyone may reach their potential and live…
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NHS England South East is pleased to inform you that applications for the Community Participatory Action Research Training and Mentoring Cohort 3…
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Wild Being – a project by RVA and partners – has been awarded £50k funding from the Thriving Communities Fund We are…
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We are looking for a volunteer to support the planning, research and organisation of our 50th anniversary event due to take place…
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Do you have experience of gambling harms or know someone who does? Get involved in the creation of a new online performance…
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Community groups and charities are again invited to apply for the next round of Reading Community Energy Society Grants funding. Projects…
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Are you proud of Reading and interested in helping welcome visitors back to our town? Reading UK is recruiting a team of…
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Get Berkshire Active (GBA) are currently planning a third phase of Tackling Inequalities Funding and are seeking organisations that would be interested…
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Step Up with Sadaka (September 2020 – September 2021) Do you share our ethos of serving all with no judgement or bias?…
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No5 opened its doors to children and young people on 18 January 1971 at 5 Sackville Street in Reading There have been…
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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…
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Why should we be thinking about cyber security? Charities of all sizes are increasingly more reliant on IT and this has increased…
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An online training session for people and organisations interested in setting up a Nature Buddies volunteer scheme to provide support and increase…
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Bubble Rush is a series of family fun running events which are taking part across the UK. People pay a registration fee…
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An online training session for people and organisations interested in setting up a Nature Buddies volunteer scheme to provide support and increase…
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Sophie Roseaman is Thameside’s Family Hub Lead, also known as a Family Worker. Sophie has been at Thameside Primary School for many…
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A new theatre company working with the neurodivergent community has just been launched Make/Sense Theatre has been set up by former special…
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This exciting and rewarding volunteering opportunity requires energy, commitment, reliability, creativity and a sense of humour. Our volunteers support families by visiting…
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RVA’s census support service has now closed, along with other local support centres. If you still need help to complete the census,…
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We are now recruiting for the role of Chair of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise (BOB…
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Free professional development resources to help practitioners to continue to meet the needs of children, young people and families during the coronavirus…
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Reading Voluntary Action is pleased to be working with the Office for National Statistics and the Good Things Foundation to offer the…
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Are you a nature enthusiast? Do you have experience in species identification and wildlife surveys? Would you like the opportunity to visit…
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‘I am really happy to know you and your support, you make me feel better. Thank you for being there for me’…
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Digital inclusion Get Online Reading is RVA’s digital inclusion project, which makes use of Reading’s highly IT literate population to help those…
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An exciting opportunity to join the longest running theatre in Reading. We are seeking dynamic and driven people to add to the…
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Have your say on plans to improve Reading’s pathways and get more people walking We are inviting you to have your say…
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The Missing Maps project aims to map the world’s most vulnerable communities: areas that are affected by natural disasters, poverty, epidemics, and…
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RVA is working with the Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality (ACRE) and the University of Reading’s Participation Lab on a research…
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Every year we see thousands of people from across Reading who are facing all sorts of challenges in their lives – debt,…
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Rosa’s Rise Fund provides organisational development funding for Black and minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK. With the funding they…
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Lots of us want to do better when it comes to diversity, equality and inclusion in our sector. Why? We know this…
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