Topic: Community Support

Last month,hundreds of thousands of Co-op Members, colleagues, and customers in communities across the UK made space for a conversation about mental wellbeing as we again partnered with Mind, SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Inspire on Time to Talk Day. With the day dedicated to sparking the UK’s biggest conversation about mental health,…

Driven by Co-op Members, we’ve been championing Fairtrade for more than 29 years. So, as we look forward to celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight from 27 February to 12 March, we asked members to taste our latest own brand Fairtrade coffees that are making a difference to producers globally, as well as supporting communities locally too. At…

Sandeep Saib tells us why it’s important to talk about mental health in the run-up to Time to Talk Day.

Thanks to the generosity of our members, we’ve been able to support thousands of local projects and causes during 2022. Here’s how three of them are celebrating the end of a successful year. We spoke to leaders from three different community projects and causes across the UK, which have all received support from Co-op this…

Today, 12 October 2022, Co-op Foundation launches our exciting new five-year strategy, ‘Building communities of the future together’. The product of more than 18 months of development and learning, this is a watershed moment for Co-op’s charity as we define how we’ll deliver on, and add value to, Co-op’s vision of ‘Co-operating for a Fairer…

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Chelsea Graham, peer development practitioner at the Sunflower Hub cafe in Fife, tells us about supporting mental wellbeing in her community with the help of Co-op When Co-op, Mind, SAMH (the Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Inspire announced their partnership, , the aim was to…