Charities In Reading

A charity supporting individuals and communities throughout Buckinghamshire, making a difference by offering a range of services and opportunities aimed at improving people's lives. Projects include Employability, Skills, Media, Arts & Culture, with the Oasis Cafe, Aylesbury being our main hub, with a focus on the Opportunities Bucks Strategy. Funded by Trusts, Foundations, and contracts.

Operating a Sikh Gurdwara Promoting Sikh Religion, Panjabi Langauge and Culture

Employ, pay and give whole life training to disadvantaged people.

EDUCATION/ TRAINING

SAFE! provides support for young people (between the ages of 8 and 25) who are suffering the negative impacts of crime. Young victims are offered the opportunity to have a series of meetings with a fully trained professional to help them overcome the negative impacts of that experience of a crime. We also offer training and support to other professionals working in youth justice.

We are a church which follows Jesus by serving people of all ages, races and backgrounds; through church services, small groups, events, training and courses supporting family life. In addition we operate The King's House School, Windsor: a primary school with a Christian ethos. We also engage in overseas Christian outreach as well as relief, development & education projects.

The primary objective of the Charity is to advance the Christian religion. A secondary objective is to provide relief for ages persons and those in conditions of need and hardship.

To advance the education of young persons through the provision of work experience and of such vocational training as would enable such persons to acquire vocational skills.

Elizabeth Fry Charity was registered and incorporated on 11 July 2013 but remained dormant during the period. Business was transferred from Elizabeth Fry Home to Elizabeth Fry Charity on 01 April 2014.The charitable purposes of the Charity are for the public benefit to facilitate the care and rehabilitation of female offenders.:

The provision of information, support, services and products to improve the wellbeing of all older people in Berkshire, to help to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for older people in their communities.

Provision of outdoor and indoor activities to further outdoor education and recreation for children, young people and the wider public in the South East of England.

The Charity seeks to secure donations, legacies, and sponsorship to enhance the care and treatment available to patients at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Through the provision of grants they support projects which improve patient care and the hospital environment, medical equipment, health education, staff development and welfare, and that fall outside of the remit of the NHS.

The provision of respite care and associated services to young people and their families

Sunday morning services provide opportunities to worship God,weekly Cell groups are running to support people & teach them about the Christian Faith.Encounter courses are run to help people get a deeper understanding & experience of God. Regular weekly & monthly prayer meetings also take place.Youth events & teaching for all age groups are held.A Mother & Toddler group is also held weekly.

Makes grants to organisations.

The charity provides training and adventurous activities for young people and their leaders in the South East of England.

Provision of transport for elderly and disabled people within the Reading and surrounding area.

Supported Housing for 40 YP aged 16-25 Training & Support; Community Cafe & Pre-School, Workshop for alternative education. Sports Centre and facilities for fitness and social activities. Links with 1st Reading Sea Scouts. Strategic aims - Be a leading voluntary Christian faith based organisation & an exemplar in work with young people in supported housing, children & youth work & leadership.

The provision of housing accommodation to those in need who have resided within twenty miles of St Mary's Church, St Mary's Butts, Reading for not less than three years preceding the time of appointment as a resident.

The Refugee Support Group is a charity that assists needy refugees and asylum seekers resident in Reading in order to help them overcome the challenges they face. The groups services include: offering advice and information; outreach, organizes recreational events; provision of material and practical support. The group is also involved in advocacy to raise awareness about its work.

Benefit Berkshire in developing the game of cricket. It will: - Promote community participation in cricket and recreation. - Provide and assist in providing facilities for cricket and sport, recreation and other leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare.- Advance the cricket and physical education of children and young people

To provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives

We provide workshops and 1:1 support to those with young onset dementia. Examples of our workshops are: choir, cycling, running, katakanuing, art, walking, gardening and drama. 1:1 support is tailored to the interests of the individual e.g. shopping, bowling, swimming, dog walking. We also provide an education course to those with young onset dementia and their family and carers.

To advance the education of students aged 9 to 18, being students who are the victims of bullying, or by reason of other emotional trauma or illness, are for the time being unable to attend mainstream school, including but not limited to, providing them with on-line tuition and face-to-face support.

To promote advance and improve for the public benefit agriculture, horticulture, forestry and rural crafts and skills in all their branches and forms and to encourage interest, skill and industry in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, rural crafts and skills and all trades, crafts, businesses, and professions connected therewith.