Every penny that is donated to Reach Charity goes to ensuring that each child with an upper limb difference is able to meet with others, develop lifelong friendships, develop a positive sense of self-worth and to live life without limits.

We have 19 branch networks all run by volunteers throughout the UK and Ireland to provide support and opportunities for children and parents to meet. We strive to have local branch meet ups and events for families and children 3 times a year.

Reach subsidises entry fees for Reach child (up to the age of 25), immediate family and siblings (up to the age of 18). Refreshments are covered (though some supermarkets kindly donate items) the cost of hiring a room which is important and enables families to be together and entry fees to activity centres. It is important that experiences and events are varied. In the past events have included outings to climbing walls, wildlife park and safari parks, activity centres, Christmas pantomimes at the theatre and lots of Christmas parties, this are to name but a few.

Average costings examples:

A meet up at an Adventure Centre including activities such as zip wire, climbing, tobogganing, bushcraft, tubing, just under 100 people from the local branch joined in the day. Food partly supplied from local supermarket - Cost to Reach £702

Christmas party in a village hall with an puppet entertainer, a visit from Santa with a small gift and party food. Cost to Reach: £900

Entry for families to a safari park, meet up and food afterwards. Cost: to Reach: £2,000

Picnic in the park and refreshments: Cost to Reach: £500

We provide welcome packs to new parents that gives lots of signposting information, personal stories from our member parents and carers, links to a wide selection of opportunities to talk to other parents who are the people best placed to give support and advice. A small gift for the new Reach baby and inspirational tokens or postcards. Cost to Reach:£25

Our Annual Activity Week for 10 to 17 year olds, run by adults with an upper limb difference is a huge hit and oversubscribed every year. Cost to Reach: between £8,000 and £10,000

Reach also works with academic institutions to undertake research, with Health professionals to raise awareness of upper limb differences, with other limb difference charities and our ambassadors to raise public awareness of limb difference and encourage inclusion.

We offer bursaries for children under the age of 25 to further life goals Cost to Reach: £10,000

Limb insurance to all our members. Cost to reach: £7,000

Online platforms for our members and the wider limb difference community to connect with each other and create an extended family.

We offer a hire scheme of one handed recorders and other musical and practical instruments. Cost to Reach: Renewal and maintenance - various.

DBS checks and training for our wonderful volunteers. £1,000