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  • Torch facilitates a network of local churches and charities working together to provide a helping hand to those who otherwise cannot get help and tend to fall through the gaps of existing provision.

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  • Projects

    In addition to our core Help Hub work, we run a number of other projects seeking to proactively support the community.

    All events are hosted by local church partners.

    • Neighbourhood Parish Nursing Service

      Serving Coley Park and Southcote to improve and maintain holistic health and wellbeing

    • ReadiCook

      Giving people skills to prepare healthy meals from scratch, reduce food costs, and make dietary choices for long-term health and wellbeing

    • Welcome Home

      Welcoming people into council properties by providing flooring, curtains, furniture, white goods, etc

    • Seated Exercise

      Our new initiative to help get people exercising

    • Support in Bereavement

      A seven-session series of films and discussion groups that gently guide through the most common aspects of grief and bereavement

    • Community Support Hub

      Events, activities and help from local churches and charities to support the local community

  • “I pray that the Lord will bless and protect you, and that he will show you mercy and kindness. May the Lord be good to you and give you peace.” 
    Numbers 6:24-26
  • What we offer

    Urgent help

    Are you in urgent need of anything?
    We offer short term support for anyone in need or unable to get out. For example, we can collect your food shopping, pick up a prescription for you, or connect you with another local charity or organisation for longer term help.

      Enhanced wellbeing

    Would you like someone to chat or pray with you?
    We can help provide friendly support to improve your emotional and mental wellbeing, such as chatting or praying with you.

      Confidence building

    Can we help build your confidence to get back on your feet?
    We can help you get out of the house for social re-engagement or to attend appointments, etc. 

      Advocacy

    Do you need support when attending an important appointment?
    We can go with you to critical appointments to support you in stressful times of anxiety and uncertainty.

      Practical tasks

    Can we help with essential practical tasks (basic DIY/gardening)?
    We’d love to help with small essential jobs around the house or garden that you’re unable to do yourself. If the job is too big for us, we can point you other charities or organisations that will be able to help.

      Personal help

    Do you need help with paperwork, CVs or form filling? 
    We can help with the aspects of every day life such as paperwork, writing CVs, filling out forms or sorting post. 

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  • Stories of Hope

    "The client was very grateful and could not believe that people she had never met had offered to help her, especially when her own friends and family had not given her that support."

    Anna, Social Prescriber

    "You are all wonderful people, very kind and considerate. My kids are finally settled in their home near mine and I owe you for that. Best wishes to you and your families."

    Aleka, client

    "I now enjoy my relationship with my Pappa Lord and He is now a constant in my life..."

    Read Julie’s Story

    "Finally, I can see a bright future and I always say there is a light ahead of me!"

    Read Phoebe's story

    "We’re built for relationships, and shutting everyone out only adds to the spiral of despair and darkness."

    Read Sarah's story

    "I found friends, a family and a community of people who accepted me and my family. I was welcomed as if they had known me for a long time."

    Read Beth's story

    "There were many times when I didn’t know how I would get through the day, but there was never a time when I doubted God’s existence, or his love for our family."

    Read Frances' story

    Read all stories

  • Partnering for Good

    We take referrals and are pleased to work in partnership with the local agencies below and complement the work of other local charities. You will also find lots of help through our Community Support Hub listing church and charity based activities and events from across Reading and the surrounding areas.

    • Brighter Futures for Children
    • Brookside Group Practice
    • Reading Borough Council Social Services
    • Social Prescribing – Reading Voluntary Action
    • West Berkshire Council
    • Wokingham Borough Council

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