Tesco Bags of Help responded to the current COVID-19 crisis by setting up a fund to support local communities.
The programme provided a single payment award of £500 to organisations who support vulnerable groups, as part of their emergency response in supporting local communities. This included organisations that had experienced increased demand or disruption on their services, or to fund new community services.
What the programme achieved
The Tesco Bags of Help Covid-19 Communities Fund awarded £4 million to over 8,000 groups.
Funded organisations included:
- Health focused charities – such as cancer, diabetes and heart charities
- Food banks
- Hospices
- Homeless charities
- Charities supporting the elderly or those needing to self-isolate
- Women’s refuges
- Charities supporting children and young people
The below map shows the projects that have received funding.
Read more about the projects that received funding.
Additional information
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