First Days was started in 2013 in response to needs in the local community in Berkshire. Quite simply:  there were people with stuff they didn't need and people who desperately needed it. As the need in our community has grown, so has the charity. We support parents by giving them emotional, peer and specialist support and ensuring that their children have all the essential items they need to be safe at home, confident at school and have fun. 

Our aim for the charity is very clear: we want to close our doors because no one needs our service anymore.

However, with 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK we actually need to do the opposite - we need to continue to work hard and grow to meet the needs in our community.