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

From all of us at The Mustard Tree (Reading), we wish you, and those you love, a Happy Christmas and a peaceful new year. To see our Christmas message, click here.

Reading is hive of Christmas activity this festive season.  Click here to view what’s on in local churches. We have made best endeavours to make sure the information provided is correct but we also advise that you check ahead to confirm details.

Today is the UN’s International Volunteer Day. The theme this year is to focus on the power of collective action i.e. if everyone became a volunteer it would have an incredible and positive impact in our communities (both local and global). Click here to view a short film where some of our volunteers share their

This week is Safeguarding Adults Week.  It gives organisations such as The Mustard Tree the opportunity to share why safeguarding for adults is an important part of our work and to encourage conversations on the importance of keeping adults safe. Safeguarding is about enabling people to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.  Through safeguarding we are able

From Starting Point’s new team member to an overview of Engage Befriending’s work and a busy time for Rahab – our autumn newsletter is now ready to download. To read it click here.  

The subject of World Mental Health Day in 2023 is “Mental health is a universal human right,” which serves as a reminder to everyone to raise awareness, advance understanding, and encourage action that will protect and advance everyone’s right to mental health. Through our three projects – Starting Point, Engage Befriending and Rahab – our