Katherine Shepherd

We are looking for innovative and professional people to join us in delivering high impact projects across our diverse Reading communities with compassion and integrity. At The Mustard Tree we are passionate about local people supporting local people. Last year we supported over 400 people with the help of over 270 volunteers.  Providing befriending, mentoring, and

Today (20th March) The Centre for Ageing Better are is holding their first Ageism Action Day. They have recently issued their ‘State of Ageing Report 2023/2024’ which you can read in full here. We have included the summary below. For many people today, living longer is not just a hope but an expectation. Gains in

We are delighted to share with you our Impact Statement for 2023 We have 112 service users being befriended by 58 volunteers (that’s 3,432 volunteer hours in the year).  We send our newsletter to 120 recipients sharing news and views from ourselves and some of our ten partners.  We also hosted 14 social events in

Today is Safer Internet Day.  We regularly provide advice to our service user about staying safe online and thought a few hints and tips today would be a reminder about the importance of keeping safe online. We have taken the following tips from the Age UK website but to access more information and read the

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

Engage Befriending is part of The Mustard Tree (Reading). 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.

We are delighted to share with you our Impact Statement for 2022.  To read more click here. We could not have done this without the help of our volunteers, supporters and donors.  Thank you for all that you do. If you would like to support the Engage project, you can: Volunteer with us. We ask

Engage is part of The Mustard Tree.  2022 was a busy year and we are excited to share that our impact has increased as we seek to ensure that every person has the opportunity to thrive.  A massive thank you to all who have supported us in achieving this.  To find out more or to get

The January newsletter from the Engage Befriending team has now been uploaded.  In this edition we have included dates for your diaries, opportunities to get out an about and a new monthly quiz question on how well you know Reading. To read it click here.