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Key initiatives needing funding

Key initiatives needing funding

Community Wellbeing Hub Project in West Berkshire

We recently launched a new Wellbeing Hub in Thatcham to provide early, preventative mental health and wellbeing support to young people in West Berkshire. The Hub is centrally located, close to the high street, bus routes, and a local secondary school, ensuring accessibility for the community.

The Wellbeing Hub

The Hub offers various services to young people aged 8 and above, including:

  • After school drop-in sessions, 1:1 support, family drop-in sessions, telephone connecting, wellbeing groups.

The Hub will support approximately 1,500 young people and families annually. As the demand grows, Response plans to expand the service.

The Need

Due to cuts in early intervention services, many young people in West Berkshire are left without adequate mental health support. Surveys reveal that:

  • 56% of young people are concerned about mental health.
  • 34% believe more support is needed.
  • 27% worry about self-harm.

Benefits

The Hub will reduce:

  • The number of young people not in education, employment, or training.
  • Criminal activity by promoting positive activities.
  • Referrals to expensive statutory services.
  • Demand for primary care services.
  • Escalation of mental health issues requiring specialist interventions.

Support for Health Inequality Groups

Response has a track record of reaching underserved groups, with significant referrals from LGBTQ+, disabled, and BAME communities, as well as neurodivergent individuals.

Response’s Hub aims to fill the above gaps, providing timely, preventative support to those who need it most.

How you can support the Thatcham Wellbeing Hub

We're interested in talking to local businesses or donors who might want to support our work. The Hub is not a commissioned service, so we are looking for any support to keep this offer to the community. Please reach out if you'd like to discuss ways to support the Hub - we'd love to hear from you - contact us at: thatchamhub@response.org.uk ​

Donate to the project today!

Creating greener and energy efficient homes for the people we support

Following a detailed assessment of all of Response's properties using the Decent Home Standard's criteria, there are 55 properties that need works to make them more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly.

Response is fundraising to ensure that its properties achieve the Decent Homes Standard - a nationally set quality benchmark - alongside works to ensure they can be energy efficient.

Our supported housing services play a vital role in assisting adults with serious mental illness, to achieve stability, independence, and improved quality of life, through a comprehensive and supportive approach.

Looking for other ways to support Response?

Donate

Donate

Donate today to make a real change to the future of mental health. You can choose whether to make a one-off payment or regular, monthly contributions. Every donation, of any size, will contribute to empowering the lives of the people we support.

Fundraising

Fundraising

Take a look at our Fundraising Toolkit to see how you can get creative and raise money for Response.

Become a Corporate Partner

Become a Corporate Partner

Is your business looking to make a real impact in the community? Partner with Response today.