Progress towards £40,000 target

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Thanks to our supporters, we reached our Big Give Christmas Challenge target of £40,000. In just one week!

Donations made towards our Brighter Futures appeal through the Big Give Christmas Challenge were doubled, and so have double the impact too. Funds raised are helping our expert staff to offer life-skills and planning activities, support sessions for families and help with urgent challenges. Which means more people with learning disabilities and family carers can look forward to brighter futures and know where they’re going and how to get there.

Thank you - your gift will make a difference to the lives of local people with learning disabilities, today and tomorrow.

We'd like to say a big thank you to our charity champion Reed Foundation and to our pledgers including Southwell & District Lions and local individuals.

Watch our film to find out how funds raised are helping more people with learning disabilities and family carers look forward to brighter futures.

Watch our film to find out more!

Support Reach through the Big Give Christmas Challenge this December, and your gift could be doubled!

Our Brighter Futures appeal is raising funds that make a genuine, lasting difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities. Including vital life-skills courses and bespoke help for families worried about the years ahead. Your gift will help local people to look forward to a brighter future.

For 1 week only, through the special Big Give Christmas Challenge website donations could be doubled. So one donation has twice the impact. For example £25 becomes £50!

Watch our film to find out more.

Support Reach through the Big Give Christmas Challenge this December, and your gift could be doubled!

Our Brighter Futures appeal is aiming to raise £40,000 to help make a genuine, lasting difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities. Including vital life-skills courses and bespoke help for families worried about the years ahead. Your gift will help local people to look forward to a brighter future.

Through the special Big Give Christmas Challenge website donations could be doubled until we reach our £40,000 target. So one donation has twice the impact. For example £25 becomes £50!

Stories

Chelsea

"In my new house I’m able to do more things like menu planning and ordering online shopping. I’ve got more independence skills now."

Catherine

Carers Manager

“Sometimes it's hard for families to think about tomorrow when they're struggling with today. I help families to see more clearly, access their benefit entitlements and navigate a complex social care system."

Ben, Christmas

Challenge donor

“I like to know my donation to Reach is doubled. I like to donate this way as it's easy."

Tracey

Ben's mum

“Reach have made such a difference. They listen to me about how to meet Ben’s needs and ensure we adapt things to suit him.”

Donate between midday 28th November and midday 5th December and your gift could be worth DOUBLE!

Why people with learning disabilities and their families need your support

Hi I'm Tracey and I know through my years working at Reach and working with families in other roles how important it is for people with learning disabilities and their families to plan ahead.

Lots of adults with learning disabilities and their mums, dads and wider family worry a lot about the future. Uncertainties like where someone will live, worries about money, whether people will be listened to, how a son or daughter might cope without a parent and where to go to find out about options.

Donations to our Big Give Christmas Challenge will go towards life-skills and planning sessions, support sessions for families and help with urgent challenges. Which means more people with learning disabilities and family carers can look forward to less worry, more hope and know where they’re going and how to get there.

At Reach we can’t see into the future, but with your support we can help people to plan for Brighter Futures.

If you have any questions or would like more information about our Brighter Futures appeal and our plans for 2024, please email laura.carr@reachuk.org.

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