Reach Charity Ltd

Reach is the leading community-led charity providing support for people with an upper limb difference and their families in the UK. Our volunteers organise meetups and events across the UK and Ireland creating a friendly, caring place for members to connect, learn and help each other from birth through to adulthood. In 1979, when the first edition of Within Reach, was published there were 9 branches, all in England, now there are 17 branches, across England, Wales & Scotland, and a sister organisation in Ireland. ALL Branches are run by volunteer Branch Coordinators, either people with upper limb difference and/or parents and carers of people with upper limb difference. They are the life blood of Reach; they support families in their area to stay connected and meet up in person two or three times a year. They are supported by a strong Board of Trustees. Currently 35% are people with upper limb differences, 45% are parents/carers of children/people with upper limb differences, 10%(one person) has medical expertise and one person, who is coopted to the Board, has financial expertise. ALL volunteers, ALL with professional expertise they bring to the Board. There is a small full time staff team of two, and the role of Social Media Manager and Within Reach Editor are contracted roles. Other than that, everyone is a volunteer. People are helping every day behind the scenes organising, stewarding, taking photographs at national events, managing online membership, and fundraising for Reach. We are a membership organisation – both families with children with upper limb difference and individuals with upper limb differences subscribe. Currently we have just over 800 subscribers. We are proud to be small and we are proud to be volunteer led.