Helping You Live

06/04/2026

Volunteering Opportunities

We are looking for volunteers to collect surplus food from local supermarkets at approximately 8.30pm.

Friday evening - 2 collections
Saturday evening - 1 collection

Monday available soon ......1 collection

If you are interested in helping please contact me via WhatsApp/text or email.

Thank you so much

Love

Claire
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07598275970 what's app/text
[email protected]

28/03/2026

We are looking for girls clothes:-

4/5 & 5/6

8/9 & 9/10

If you can help I would be extremely grateful.

Claire x

17/01/2026

Pet Food

We also take in and redistribute pet food.

Please get in touch if you are struggling to feed your pet. We know how important it is to keep your pet within your family, they are family and circumstances can change.

Love

Claire x

17/01/2026

Helping You Live - Toiletries request form

Please complete the form below if you are in need of help.

Any questions please contact me. I would also be extremely grateful if you could message me to let me know you have completed the form, especially if it's very short notice.

Thank you

Love

Claire x

Request Form

17/01/2026

Helping You Live - Birthday request form

Please complete the form below if you are in need of help.

Any questions please contact me. I would also be extremely grateful if you could message me to let me know you have completed the form, especially if it's very short notice.

Thank you

Love

Claire x

17/01/2026

We are looking for baby boy clothes 0/6 months if anyone is able to help. 💙💙💙

Thank you so much x

17/01/2026

Helping You Live - Who we are

Constitution – Helping You Live

1) Name:
The name of the Group shall be Helping You Live.

2) The Vision of the group is:
To respond to a rising need in the community and make sure all families have the basic items and hygiene products they need.

3) Aim:
The aim of the Group shall be to:
It is our mission to support families in Brackley and surrounding villages to ensure that no family goes without:

● Relieve and prevent poverty in Brackley and the surrounding villages by providing toiletries, food and gifts to families in need. We will also endeavour to source anything else that is a requirement by the Helping You Live community.

● Promote sustainable living by recycling and redistributing used goods therefore reducing the volume of items disposed of and going to landfill. We will use good environmental practice, endeavour not to waste materials and distribute all suitable donations.

● Redistribute resources from where there are many to where they are short, to present and relieve poverty ,in turn reducing parental stress, anxiety and depression, helping families and children.

● Prevent isolation, exclusion and shame when families are not able to provide themselves.

● Working collaboratively, we will work closely with agencies (e.g. health visitors, children’s centres, housing groups, health professionals), charities and organisations to help meet the need.

● Open and accountable. We will be fair, efficient and transparent in the way we conduct business.

● Work at all times in confidence without judgement or prejudice.

Claire Readman
Helping You Live
Mental Health Friends

17/01/2026

Helping You Live - Food Collections

Wow, a lot of food saved from landfill, a big huge thank you to all our volunteers who go out 7 days a week to pick up surplus food for redistribution to those in need.

Thank you 🙏

17/01/2026

🎁🎁🎄🎄CHRISTMAS REPORT 2025🎄🎄🎁🎁

What we delivered

⭐⭐⭐520+ gifts⭐⭐

Presents
Sweet tins
Wrapping paper
Cellotape
Christmas Cards

Summary

On behalf of the entire team at Helping You Live, I would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for the generous contributions towards our 2025 Christmas initiative, this included local businesses, charities and individuals (all of whom will be thanked individually).

Your generosity played a pivotal role in ensuring that the families and individuals we serve could experience the joy of the holiday season through the gift of Christmas presents.

Due to your extreme kindness and commitment to our community, we were able to reach more recipients than ever before, bringing hope and smiles to those who need them most. We are immensely grateful to have had your support in our mission, and we look forward to the possibility of continuing this impactful work together in the future.

Key Impact Highlights

Direct Support: Your funding allowed us to purchase quality gifts for families facing financial hardship.

Community Spirit: You helped foster a sense of belonging and care during a time that can often feel isolating for our beneficiaries.

Operational Success: Thanks to your early support, we met our 2025 distribution goals ahead of schedule.

A message from me

A big huge massive thank you to each and everyone of you.

To the volunteers who worked tirelessly helping me get the presents, food and much more delivered, until Christmas Eve, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, for helping me help others and making a difference.

To Cerys Jones who is Treasurer and Chief Elf at the factory, I couldn't do it without you. Cerys single handedly makes and packs the presents, she truly is an angel! Thank you so much for everything, just everything you do.

To my family, thank you, thank you for living in an entire house and a hallway you can only squeeze through due to Tesco crates from surplus food collections, to just everything to help others, thank you for putting up with me and always helping.

Lastly to the volunteers who go out 7 nights a week, all year, to collect surplus food from local supermarkets that we redistribute to those in need, you work tirelessly all year in often awful conditions.

Thank you so much everyone 🙏

Love

Claire Readman

Founder - Helping You Live
[email protected]
Founder - Mental Health Friends
[email protected]
07598275970

14/12/2025

Toiletries

If anyone has any unopened gifts we can re gift to our families we would be extremely grateful.

07598275970 please what's app me as I'm out and about and don't see emails.

Thank you so much for all your support and kindness and allowing us to help others in need

Love

Claire & Team x

14/12/2025

This is our wishlist to help us fulfill our Christmas presents.

Everything on here will go to vulnerable families in Brackley and surrounding villages, what is not used as Christmas is kept for Birthdays throughout the year.

If you are able to help, we would be extremely grateful 🙏.

Thank you so much x

12/12/2025

Baby Bath Seat

If anyone can help I would be extremely grateful.

Love

Claire x