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To mark Volunteers Week we want to celebrate our amazing team of befrienders, mentors, navigators, trustees, admin supporters and outreach workers. We think you are fantastic, but don’t just take our word for it.  See what one of our young people said about the impact Starting Point has made! “My mentor is an extremely nice person, and is not short of wise words and advice, that have helped me think more optimistically about life and the future.” To all those who volunteer with Starting Point, thank you for all you have done and all you still do! ...

Starting Point is a part of The Mustard Tree. 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 outreach, creating opportunities, reducing isolation, and supporting people to overcome challenges. We have 3 new part-time roles, Fundraising and Communications Manager, Rahab Manager, and Finance Manager. 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. More information is on the website: www.themustardtree.org ...

Starting Point are proud to present our IMPACT in 2023. Starting Point enables young people who face disadvantage to see transformation in their lives – we passionately believe every young person should have the chance of a brighter more hopeful future. We do this through mentoring, creating opportunities, and amplifying the voices of young people – empowering them to make and sustain lasting positive change in themselves and their community. Alongside our valuable volunteers, partners, and funders, we remain passionate in our commitment to young people facing disadvantage in our local community. “It has been amazing working with you this ...

The #iwill project was a project focussing on hearing from young people about issues that are important to them. It was an approach that we touched on in a number of creative projects over the year. This post highlights the three main creative projects undertaken by the core groups of young people who worked with Starting Point Studio. School Days animation One of our groups wanted to explore the topic of mental health, and especially in the school environment. They decided they wanted to create an animation highlighting how school is full of lots of different people – all with ...

Please donate just £21 to The Mustard Tree this Lenthttps://vimeo.com/912562088 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 disadvantageWhy six cuppas?We all enjoy a catch up over a cup of tea or coffee. It's a way to keep in touch with family, old friends, make new friends or simply catch up on what’s happening with your work colleagues. Here at The Mustard Tree Foundation, we encourage our service users to tell us about themselves, what they need to thrive and we listen ...