It's our 10th Anniversary!

The day Support U was born.

Awarded funding with Peoples Health Trust to develop QPOC inclusion for the LGBT+ Community.

Sofa Talks with Support U. With invited guests talking about anything LGBT+ related through Facebook and partnered with F.O.D.

With Shelley King from Coronation Street. We discuss  Domestic abuse with the LGBT+ community.

Awarded funding from the MOJ to support the LGBT+ Community after the Forbury Attacks.

Launch of our Queer Walk around Reading using the App GeoTourist

Our first conference - How to create your LGBT+ Employees & Allies Programme – Partnering with 3M, Procter and Gamble, Royal Mail, Thames Water and Reading University

Support U is awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to research prosecutions of Same-Sex Desire in Victorian England.

Public shout out for support, raising £12k to help continue our service

Gay 2 Grey is a monthly meet up for gay people over the age of 50+.

Business Partnership with Zendesk giving us the ability to integrate our services all in 1 place and establish a live chat feature for clients.

Talking Therapies (NHS) sponsored a Lead Supervisor to join the team who oversees the service and support provided to further develop our free counselling service

With the success of our first Hidden Voices heritage project, the charity was successful in attaining funding from the Heritage Lottery to discover the links between the University of Reading and 'The Wolfenden Project'.

The charity was awarded Big Lottery funding to launch our long-term LGBTQ youth group. This group still sees many of its original members attend frequently to socialise, and munch biscuits!

With the growing needs of clients, the Charity established the CD/TV group for crossdressers to provide a safe space to discuss with others.

So, we received our 5000th query since opening, and the first time to top 3000 queries in a year. The service continues to grow and the needs of our users also. The centre is supported by over 30 dedicated volunteers!

We launched a pilot youth group to understand better the needs of young persons in our area for LGBTQ+ services in association with NCS.

Launched our very first Bisexual support group called Bi:scuit! Offering a safe space to meet and network with other Bisexual people.

Launched our powerful, strong and hard-hitting marketing campaign, #UseLessHate. Which raises awareness on reporting Hate Crime. 

Received Heritage Lottery Funding to deliver our very first history project entitled "Hidden Voices"

Launch of our first campaign, SU Says, to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ identities and challenge homophobic, biphobic and transphobic behaviour.

Our very first fundraiser supported by local organisation 3Munkees raises £500 to help us to continue into 2013.

Reading’s first Trans* group launches in our space at South Street Arts Centre. With only 3-5 people in attendance each week, led by our first Trans Ambassador Didi Brown.

The founders, Lorna and Andrew take the fight for the service to Reading Borough Council. During the full council meeting, they demonstrate the need, desire and ambition for an LGBTQ+ inclusive environment in the town.

After very little debate, the service receives unanimous support backed with a vote for financial support from all parties.

On this day, in an unusually tidy living room in Lorna’s apartment, Support U was born. Many months had been spent developing business plans, surveys, information gathering and above all passion to deliver help to 100 people a year!