Community – Page 5
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John Lewis Partnership to deliver care packages to mental health trusts
The care packages from JLP are designed to ensure healthcare staff have the supplies they need during a long shift
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Sainsbury’s and customers raise over £4m for Comic Relief and Children in Need
The supermarket is also donating more than 750,000 new items for men, women and children from its Tu clothing range to loc…
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Alpro creates coffee shop hardship fund
Supported by UK Coffee Week, the ‘In It Together’ Fund will make grants available to business owners to manage cashflow
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Comment and Opinion
A national food plan is the only way to ensure the UK feeds the vulnerable
Without a national plan, the grocery trade could be expected to feed people for free for many months to come, says Sustain CEO Kath Dalmeny
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Co-op teams up with running clubs to launch volunteer shopping scheme
The retailer is connecting its most vulnerable customers with a volunteer to shop and deliver essential food supplies
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Co-op to offer free school meals with gift card scheme
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said schools would be fully reimbursed and refunded for purchasing the gift cards
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Food redistribution charities to get £16m share of government coronavirus funding
The money will be used to buy food direct from supermarkets and other food suppliers to provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks
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Analysis and Features
Food donations: what’s the right way to back NHS workers in the war on coronavirus?
Krispy Kreme came under fire for donating sugary doughnuts and hospitals have had to turn away deliveries of food they can’t store
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Nisa retailer raises £2.4k for the NHS with customer support
Miv Chahal, owner of Nisa Prudhoe in Northumberland, ran around the precinct where the store is based 100 times
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Analysis and Features
Feeding the vulnerable: why has a government plan taken so long?
Supermarkets and ministers have been at odds over online grocery’s ability to cope with the millions in self-isolation
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Asda shoppers donate 140,000 meals to the Trussell Trust
The donations add to the 418,871 meals already provided by Asda’s food donation programme
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Sainsbury’s coronavirus charity appeal passes £3m mark
Sainsbury’s is encouraging shoppers to keep giving as much as they can until the end of next week
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Government confirms plans for volunteer army to help feed the vulnerable
Environment secretary George Eustice oulined the plans at yesterday’s Downing Street briefing
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AF Blakemore links with Royal Voluntary Service to provide food & drink essentials
Blakemore drivers will deliver the products to four Royal Voluntary Service distribution centres across the UK
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FareShare calls for more donations for vulnerable as rescue mission falls short
A rescue mission overseen by FareShare and IGD is still nearly 60% short of its target
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Brits send more than 10,000 thank you notes to supermarket staff
Messages have poured in from across the country in a show of support for key grocery workers
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Co-op Midcounties makes 10,000 food deliveries to vulnerable people
Since launching a home delivery service from scratch earlier this month, the society has partnered with 100 volunteering groups and 600 volunteers
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M&S, Lidl, Aldi and the Southern Co-op step up help for community projects hit by coronavirus
The retailers are partnering with community charity Neighbourly to help projects such as food banks, homeless shelters, elderly care and youth clubs
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Morrisons and Kellogg’s to provide kids’ cereal through Magic Breakfast
Magic Breakfast works with 480 partner schools in disadvantaged areas of the UK, providing nutritious food to children
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Co-op’s Steve Murrells to donate salary for new members’ coronavirus fund
The fund will support food banks, funerals and frontline community causes