READING FAMILY AID
Putting Smiles on Children's Faces
Reading Family Aid receives The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
Reading Family Aid are thrilled to have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The work our group does was very much admired by the Independent National Assessment Committee, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis CBE.
Ruth Perkins, Chair says: “It was a huge honour to be nominated for it but to actually receive it is overwhelming. I'd like to thank
Cllr Paul Woodward, Reading's Mayor at the time, for nominating us as well as Homestart Reading for supporting his nomination.
It is fantastic that the work that the charity has been doing in the Reading area for so many years has been so publicly recognised in this way. It is thanks to all those who work tirelessly on the RFA Committee but also to all those hundreds of volunteers who have come year after year to help with the Toys and Teens Appeal, to all those who have organised toy collections, raised funds and helped in a myriad of other ways.
This award is for all of you. Every one of you has helped to put so many smiles on so many children's faces and each of you deserves this recognition. Brilliant!”
Ruth Perkins, Chair says: “It was a huge honour to be nominated for it but to actually receive it is overwhelming. I'd like to thank
Cllr Paul Woodward, Reading's Mayor at the time, for nominating us as well as Homestart Reading for supporting his nomination.
It is fantastic that the work that the charity has been doing in the Reading area for so many years has been so publicly recognised in this way. It is thanks to all those who work tirelessly on the RFA Committee but also to all those hundreds of volunteers who have come year after year to help with the Toys and Teens Appeal, to all those who have organised toy collections, raised funds and helped in a myriad of other ways.
This award is for all of you. Every one of you has helped to put so many smiles on so many children's faces and each of you deserves this recognition. Brilliant!”
Our mission is to put a smile on the faces
of disadvantaged children in the Reading area
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We help children living with poverty and other disadvantages. They may be young carers, for example; or living in a family affected by drug taking, physical abuse, chronic illness or disability; or they may have a disability or illness themselves.
We distribute toys at Christmas to children aged 0-16 through our Toys & Teens Appeal. If our funds permit, we also provide outings throughout the year for children and their families who couldn't afford to go otherwise.
If you would like to learn more about our activities and the Toys & Teens project please sign up for our monthly newsletter.
We distribute toys at Christmas to children aged 0-16 through our Toys & Teens Appeal. If our funds permit, we also provide outings throughout the year for children and their families who couldn't afford to go otherwise.
If you would like to learn more about our activities and the Toys & Teens project please sign up for our monthly newsletter.
Why the community needs us
Reading seems so prosperous that many people might find it hard to imagine there are desperately deprived families here. But in 2016, 24% of Reading's children were living in poverty - that's 10,181 children (source: The End Child Poverty Coalition).
All the families referred to us are in genuine need. We aim to offer them some relief from the harsh day-to-day realities of their lives - some of the extras that social services and other agencies can't provide.
All the families referred to us are in genuine need. We aim to offer them some relief from the harsh day-to-day realities of their lives - some of the extras that social services and other agencies can't provide.
Our impact on the community
In 2019 over 2,000 children received a sack of toys at Christmas as a result of our Toys & Teens Appeal. We also took 2 coaches of local disadvantaged families to Odds Farm for the day, arranged an outing for 100 children on the autistic spectrum and their families to Camp Mohawk, and took 300 children and their families to Chessington World of Adventures!
Please help us by donating money on our Localgiving page, or by donating a toy. Just contact us to arrange a collection.
With thanks to our sponsor: Big Yellow Self Storage - Storage for homes and business
Follow us @RdgFamilyAid or www.facebook.com/readingfamilyaid
Reading Family Aid Group Registered Charity No. 1022144 Phone 07930 033413
Reading Family Aid Group Registered Charity No. 1022144 Phone 07930 033413
