Around 2,500 local causes are celebrating this week, with Co-op members locally driving the amount received by the community group by simply selecting the cause they would like to support via Co-op’s membership app.
Thanks to Co-op Members, Co-op’s Local Community Fund has now shared more than £58 million with 20,500 community groups across the UK since 2020, making a difference locally and supporting the creation of strong and resilient communities.
The benefits to community groups also extends beyond the funding support, with 95% of causes saying that they felt more connected with their community as a result of participating and, that it helped to raise their profile locally.
Rebecca Birkbeck (pictured), director of community and member participation at Co-op said: “Co-op members have a say on where they would like to see the support given in order to make a difference locally, and our Local Community Fund works to promote healthy and strong communities.
“We’re delighted that as a direct result of our members shopping with us, causes in towns, villages and cities are this week celebrating receiving critical funding. We know things are increasingly tough for communities - this funding will help them with delivering the services and support that their community needs and create a real and tangible difference to local lives.”
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