The Earley Help Hub was set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by 7 churches in Earley and Lower Earley including Trinity, with support from Earley Town Council and Wokingham Borough Council. The hub proved to be helpful to the community and the churches saw an opportunity to continue partnering through lockdown and into subsequent phases of the pandemic, as an expression of one church loving its neighbour.
The hub has since joined Torch, which works on the same model but operates across Reading.
Torch Help Hub links volunteers with those in need of shopping, collecting prescriptions, a friendly chat, prayer or a listening ear.
Torch facilitates a network of local churches and charities working together to provide a helping hand to those who otherwise cannot get help and tend to fall through the gaps of existing provision, from helping with DIY to paperwork, and from listening to getting people to appointments.
The aim is to find ways to continue serving the community in respect of local needs and to develop how the churches work together.
There is a central point of contact if you need help or would like to volunteer. 0118 380 0260
The Community Support Hub is also useful for finding out about events, activities and help that is available across Reading.