Reading Family Aid
Putting Smiles on Children's Faces for 30 years!
About Reading Family Aid
We help children living with poverty and other disadvantages in the Reading area. They may be living in a family affected by drug taking, alcoholism, physical or sexual abuse, chronic illness or disability; or they may have a disability or illness themselves. The families may be homeless or may be refugees.
Our goal is to bring a little joy to their lives and To Put Smiles on the Faces of Children. We do this by distributing toys at Christmas to children aged 0-16 through our Toys & Teens Appeal. We also provide Outings throughout the year for children and their families who wouldn't be able to go otherwise.
Our goal is to bring a little joy to their lives and To Put Smiles on the Faces of Children. We do this by distributing toys at Christmas to children aged 0-16 through our Toys & Teens Appeal. We also provide Outings throughout the year for children and their families who wouldn't be able to go otherwise.
If you would like to learn more about our activities and the Toys & Teens Appeal please check out our blog pages and sign up for our monthly newsletter. You can follow us on all the social media channels here. If you would like to get involved in our work, please see our Volunteer page. We are specifically looking for people to help out with our publicity and outings.
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 2025, 30% of Reading's children were living in poverty - that's 11,551 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 2025, 2,676 children received a selection of toys at Christmas as a result of our Toys & Teens Appeal. We also took a coachload of local disadvantaged families to Odds Farm for the day, took a large group of families with neurodiverse children to Camp Mohawk, many had a fun day out at Beale Park, there were two day trips to Bournemouth, trips to Chessington and Thorpe Park, and about 140 went to the pantomime.
Please help us by donating money on our Localgiving page, or by donating a toy or gift (we start collecting for our Toys and Teens Appeal in October, but if you have new toys to donate we will accept them at any time). There are other ways to donate which cost you nothing - see our Donate page for details.
Reading Family Aid Group Registered Charity No. 1022144 Email [email protected] Phone 07930 033413
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