In our spring newsletter, we share with you details of our work in the first quarter of 2024, is now ready to read – click here.

The Mustard Tree Foundation (Reading) has received £2,500 from Berkshire Community Foundation through its Surviving Winter Fund. We are very grateful to the Berkshire Community Foundation for this donation which will support the additional costs we face during winter and through the cost of living crisis. Jon Yates, CEO of Berkshire Community Foundation, said: “At

Please donate just £21 to The Mustard Tree this Lent.    Over this season of Lent we are asking you to donate the equivalent of six cups of coffee to support our work helping those who face disadvantage https://vimeo.com/912562088   Why six cuppas? We all enjoy a catch up over a cup of tea or

‘I’m fine’ is often the response to ‘How are you?’ but those two simple words can hide so much.  I’m not talking about the argument-inducing ‘I’M FINE!’ just the natural response that we all give when we are definitely not fine to so many people. As we mark ‘Time to Talk’* day on February 1st,

Rahab is part of The Mustard Tree.  Their Impact Statement for 2023 illustrates the breadth and depth of their work as they care for on-street sex workers in Reading. In 2023, they were out nearly 150 times, supporting 49 different women through their team of amazing volunteers.  To read more about their work in 2023, click

In our winter newsletter, we share with you details of our impact in 2023 and what activities we have been undertaking in the last quarter. To read it in full, click here.

What is life like for young people today? What do they struggle with? Presenting Perspectives – A collection of five short films, capturing the voice of young people from Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West, sharing their views and perspectives on their Transition to Adulthood. Our Starting Point Studio Alternative Provision group of school pupils have

We are delighted to share with you our impact graphic for 2023.  The graphic includes the number of service users we were able to care for and support alongside the number of volunteers and partners that are the life-blood of our work. Our 15 projects are managed by the teams in Starting Point, Engage Befriending

We are delighted to announce that Starting Point, part of The Mustard Tree,  have been awarded a grant from the John Sykes Foundation’s Reading Youth Fund, with match funding. The grant will match a contribution of £1,000 by Amanda and Stuart Stephens, parents of Olly Stephens, a total of £2,000. The funds will be used

The Mustard Tree Foundation (Reading) will be closed for Christmas on Friday 22nd December until Tuesday 2nd January. We wish you, your friends and family a restful Christmas and a peace-filled New Year.  However, we know that it can also be a hard time of year. If you are concerned about someone, see the numbers