The Reader

We read aloud with adults and children to improve mental health & fight loneliness

Your support can change lives

could support one Shared Reading group session

could purchase a year of resources for a Shared Reading group.

could support a Reader Leader for a year.

£5

monthly

could help a child discover the joy of literature at the Storybarn.

£10

monthly

could support a Reading Heroes volunteer to read with a vulnerable child

£20

monthly

could help set up a new community Shared Reading group

Charity Registration No. 1126806

lisabrown@thereader.org.uk

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About us

The Reader is the UK's biggest Shared Reading charity. From our global Shared Reading movement and social enterprises, through to the events and activities on offer at our Calderstones Park home – our work improves wellbeing, reduces loneliness and helps us find new meaning in our lives. ​

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