Vestra Wealth LLP and Volunteer Reading Help (VRH) are working in partnership to help eradicate illiteracy in children.

VRH is a national charity that gives one-to-one literacy support to children in the most deprived areas of England. Each week VRH supports over 5,000 children through over 1,800 volunteers in 1,100 schools. Currently almost one in five children leave primary school unable to read to the required standard and this has not changed in the last five years. The resulting consequences associated with educational underachievement are widespread and catastrophic for the life chances of young people.

Illiteracy is closely linked with long term poverty, unemployment, ill-health and/or involvement with the criminal justice system. 

·          22% of men and 30% of women with literacy equivalent of a seven year old live in non-working households

·          70% of pupils permanently excluded from school have difficulties in basic literacy skills

·          25% of young offenders are said to have reading skills below those of the average seven year old

·          60% of the prison population is said to have difficulties in basic literacy skills

 

We at Vestra have been inspired by the great work that VRH and their team of volunteers do every day in our primary schools and for this reason we have selected VRH as our corporate charity. Over the next few months we will be organising and participating in numerous fund raising events such as the London Marathon, Clash of the Titans Dodge ball championship, Three Peaks Challenge etc with the aim of raising as much money as possible for this great charity.

Please give as generously as you can and help Vestra and VRH eradicate illiteracy in children.

Many thanks

Vestra Wealth Charity Committee xx