Communities

Community is key to our purpose. Working together with our partners, colleagues and customers, we support whenever it is needed and, importantly, provide extra help to more community groups than ever before.

Apply for a Tesco Community Grant

Applications are open to all local good causes. Find out more here.

Find out more about our Community Champions

Community Champions provide support for our local communities, charities and organisations.

Register for Community Food Connection

If you know of a group that could benefit from the support of Community Food Connection, register here.

Find your closest food donation point

Provide extra food support for people in urgent need.

We’re proud to be part of local communities and we want to make a positive difference by supporting local causes.

The difference we're making

145m meals

Provided from UK stores and distribution centres since 2016

£89.2m

Donated through corporate giving in 2021/22

49,000+

Community groups supported with more than £97m in grants in the UK since 2016

Find out more about what Tesco is doing

Food redistribution

Tesco runs the UK's largest food redistribution programme with partners FareShare and OLIO. Together, we've donated 145 million meals to thousands of charities.

Food donations

Through the generosity of Tesco customers we've provided the equivalent of more than 100m meals to our charity partners FareShare and the Trussell Trust.

Tesco Community Grants

Open to registered charities and not-for-profit groups, Tesco Community Grants support thousands of local community projects and good causes across the UK.

Community Champions

Community Champions help to connect Tesco stores with local community groups. They are the heart of our communities.

This wouldn’t be possible without close collaboration with our charity partners

School’s out and stress is in this summer, as parents battle to entertain kids

Find our handy Summer Hack Pack for helpful holiday ideas.

Generous shoppers thanked for food donations

A massive thank you to our customers for their support with our Summer Food Collection

Kids eat free at Tesco Cafes with any purchase this summer

We've announced we will be offering free kids’ meals to Clubcard holders with any item purchased in 311 of its cafés, all day every day, from 25th July – 26th August 2022.

Our donation to mark Pride

Supporting 3 major LGBTQ+ charities we have donated almost £100,000.

The Circuit programme with British Red Cross

Our continued support towards The Circuit

Tesco becomes first supermarket to join defibrillator network that could save lives

Tesco has become the UK’s first supermarket to begin registering its 2190 defibrillators to a new national database that could improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK.

Tesco shoppers continue supporting life-saving fundraising campaign

Generous shoppers are being encouraged to help support an in-store fundraising campaign for three of the UK’s leading health charities.

British Heart Foundation Circuit

Every year in the UK, more than 30,000 people have a cardiac arrest outside hospital, with survival rates of less than 10%, the patient’s chance of survival can be increased by providing CPR and defibrillation as soon as possible.

Sustainability overview

Learn about what Tesco is doing about sustainability, and our future ambitions.

Policies

Read our policies on colleagues, human rights, clothing supply chains, animal welfare and more.

Reporting hub

Transparency has been a priority since we launched our first Corporate Responsibility Report 20 years ago. In response to what stakeholders are looking for, we now disclose data, policies, and information on all material topics, which you can find here.

Communities

Quick links

Apply for a Tesco Community Grant

Find out more about our Community Champions

Register for Community Food Connection

Find your closest food donation point

The difference we're making

145m meals

£89.2m

49,000+

Find out more about what Tesco is doing

This wouldn’t be possible without close collaboration with our charity partners

Related news

Find our handy Summer Hack Pack for helpful holiday ideas.

A massive thank you to our customers for their support with our Summer Food Collection

We've announced we will be offering free kids’ meals to Clubcard holders with any item purchased in 311 of its cafés, all day every day, from 25th July – 26th August 2022.

Supporting 3 major LGBTQ+ charities we have donated almost £100,000.

Our continued support towards The Circuit

Tesco has become the UK’s first supermarket to begin registering its 2190 defibrillators to a new national database that could improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK.

Generous shoppers are being encouraged to help support an in-store fundraising campaign for three of the UK’s leading health charities.

Every year in the UK, more than 30,000 people have a cardiac arrest outside hospital, with survival rates of less than 10%, the patient’s chance of survival can be increased by providing CPR and defibrillation as soon as possible.

Related pages

Learn about what Tesco is doing about sustainability, and our future ambitions.

Read our policies on colleagues, human rights, clothing supply chains, animal welfare and more.

Transparency has been a priority since we launched our first Corporate Responsibility Report 20 years ago. In response to what stakeholders are looking for, we now disclose data, policies, and information on all material topics, which you can find here.

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Communities

Quick links

Apply for a Tesco Community Grant

Find out more about our Community Champions

Register for Community Food Connection

Find your closest food donation point

Meet a local legend

Say hello to Betty

Help for Home-Start

Partnering with the British Red Cross

The difference we're making

145m meals

£89.2m

49,000+

Find out more about what Tesco is doing

This wouldn’t be possible without close collaboration with our charity partners

Related news

Find our handy Summer Hack Pack for helpful holiday ideas.

A massive thank you to our customers for their support with our Summer Food Collection

We've announced we will be offering free kids’ meals to Clubcard holders with any item purchased in 311 of its cafés, all day every day, from 25th July – 26th August 2022.

Supporting 3 major LGBTQ+ charities we have donated almost £100,000.

Our continued support towards The Circuit

Tesco has become the UK’s first supermarket to begin registering its 2190 defibrillators to a new national database that could improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK.

Generous shoppers are being encouraged to help support an in-store fundraising campaign for three of the UK’s leading health charities.

Every year in the UK, more than 30,000 people have a cardiac arrest outside hospital, with survival rates of less than 10%, the patient’s chance of survival can be increased by providing CPR and defibrillation as soon as possible.

Related pages

Learn about what Tesco is doing about sustainability, and our future ambitions.

Read our policies on colleagues, human rights, clothing supply chains, animal welfare and more.

Transparency has been a priority since we launched our first Corporate Responsibility Report 20 years ago. In response to what stakeholders are looking for, we now disclose data, policies, and information on all material topics, which you can find here.

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