Parcel Requests 2020
In 2019 we delivered 8,500 food parcels to residents in the Greater Reading area. That equates to around 7,000 individual adults and children
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Parcel Demand Spike creates call for new coalition on poverty
The Trussell Trust reports a soaring 81% increase for emergency food parcels from food banks in its network during the last two weeks
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Donate while you shop in store
You can now buy “Store Cards” to automatically donate to Readifood (FAITH Christian Group) when you shop in store as well as online.
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Volunteering during the Coronavirus pandemic
Please note that we are currently not actively recruiting new volunteers due to social distancing requirements We have changed how we do things
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Donate NOW!
Please help us during his difficult time Every time you shop online you could raise FREE ££’s for us! It takes 2 mins
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Food Needs & Donations
We are facing challenges in staffing and volunteers through social distancing and self isolation requirements Please note that we are still accepting food
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CORONA VIRUS
Note that we are not recruiting new volunteers but PLEASE KEEP DONATING As we are sure everyone will understand we face some very
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What 3 words?
The mobile phone app “what3words” has randomly allocated the words “edits.proper.dinner” to one of the 3 square metres of our building. We thought
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Lord Bourne visits Reading
Lord Bourne, Minister for Faith, visited Reading University on 28th June 2019 to meet with various representatives of Faith Groups working in the
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Gather National Summit – Transforming Cities across the U K
As Director of FCG I was privileged to be part of the 2019 Gather Summit in Milton Keynes this week (26/27 June 2019)
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BBC news item – May 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Benefits_and_bulgar_wheat
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Vans
We are very blessed to have been able to buy a nearly new Nissan Van It’s great for towing the Tea Bar We
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Asda Tilehurst – Fight Hunger
Asda in Tilehurst will be supporting ReadiFood ongoing by having a trolley to collect donations for our clients who are in need of
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A Big Thank You to the One Reading Hub
READING COUNCIL is extending a big thank you to everyone involved in the One Reading Community Hub The hub, which launched during the
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What food banks really need?
“Food donations have gone down dramatically as people have been stockpiling for themselves,” a spokesperson from the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), which
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Richest parts of Reading live decade longer than poorest parts
New data on life expectancies per ward shows a clear link between where you live, and on average how long you are likely
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