If you need a helping hand to get through the Covid crisis, the One Reading Community Hub is here for help with urgent food and prescription needs, getting a priority supermarket delivery slot, or other issues such as debt, loneliness, stress and anxiety.

If you have received a letter advising you that you are “Clinically Extremely Vulnerable” (CEV) then please follow the instructions in that letter. If you need some extra help, the letter will tell you how to register with the National Shielding Service System (NSSS). Your details will be passed to us, and we will be in touch. If you are having difficulty registering with NSSS, we can help you do that.

If you have not received a CEV letter but you are struggling to cope, you can contact the Hub for help.

You can contact the Hub:

Online at www.reading.gov.uk/coronavirussupport

By calling 0808 189 4325

Via Reading Deaf Centre on SMS 07704 687298 or fax 0118 950 0507

The Hub is a partnership between Reading Borough Council, Reading Voluntary Action and voluntary and community partners in the town.