Meals on wheels service benefitted from Co-op dividend fund grant
A SWADLINCOTE community hub was among 10 charities to benefit from £25,000 handed out by the Central England Co-op.
A wide range of charities and community organisations were delighted to receive the funding boost during these uncertain times - locally, that included the Bus Park Community Hub and Café .
The Swadlincote hub received £2,500 to continue its meals on wheels service to help 55 vulnerable and elderly people in Swadlincote and the surrounding area.
Normally, grants from the Community Dividend Fund are handed out four times a year to a wide range of organisations but, during the coming months, it has been decided to hand grants out on a monthly basis to support those suffering financial hardship due to the pandemic and others looking to step in to help those affected.
Organisations in the following areas benefitted from a grant: Derbyshire,
Suffolk, Leicestershire, West Midlands, Stafford, Market Harborough and Warwickshire. All applicants, regardless of their success, are all given Co-op vouchers to help support their great work in the community.
Jim Watts society secretary, said: “In response to the current crisis, we made some changes to our Community Dividend Fund scheme to provide immediate financial support for local good causes, community groups and charities who are responding to some of the most worrying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “