Literacy is critical to understanding and succeeding in today's world. A report from the National Literacy Trust shows that low literacy is associated with poverty and that individuals with low literacy are "more likely to be in routine work, receive working age benefits, live in disadvantaged housing conditions and more deprived areas and experience homelessness".

Business in the Community (BITC's) Right to Read programme aims to raise literacy standards by increasing the number of trained volunteers providing reading support for children ages seven through eleven. Since January 2015, Freeths, a national law firm, has worked to increase this number. More than 70 of its staff members have volunteered for the programme, helping over 250 children.

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With more than 165,000 registered UK charities from which to choose, people interested in getting involved with one could easily feel overwhelmed. In addition to thousands of different organisations, there exist hundreds of diverse social causes as well. If you are interested in volunteering with animals or plants, or would like to help preserve their natural habitats through donations or a corporate partnership, this article may be able to assist you in the charity selection process.

The following are descriptions of five unique charities serving to protect the diverse flora and fauna of the United Kingdom:

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Many charities work hard to address serious issues, such as education in developing countries and cystic fibrosis research. However, that does not mean that charity fundraising, advocacy, and events cannot be serious fun! We have compiled a list of five fun outdoors events that help support various UK charities. Here they are:

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So you have decided you might like to volunteer. But where do you start? At Giva, we realise that standing at the deep end looking into the vast pool of volunteerism can be overwhelming and intimidating for many people. That is why we are delighted to announce our new UK Volunteer Resource Information Centre! We hope this useful tool will assist and inspire people in identifying and awakening their natural skills, gifts and desires in their quest to help others.

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