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The positive impact Sainsbury's has helped to create in communities.
The number of people indirectly helped each week by the good causes Sainsbury's has supported
5,795,878
6,045
81,496
Money donated
£5,776,315
Volunteering (hours)
1,649
Non-food donated (tonnes)
814
Meals donated
51,530,716
Every charity and community group on our platform is assigned a primary mission type based on the main need it supports. For example, a food bank may categorise itself under social welfare.
| Category | Causes supported |
|---|---|
| Families | 2391 |
| People with disabilities | 1839 |
| Young people (15-24) | 1526 |
| Location | Causes supported |
|---|---|
| London | 563 |
| Newcastle | 146 |
| Birmingham | 140 |
Here's how businesses create local impact through Neighbourly.
Through Neighbourly, Sainsbury's has donated surplus food, money, products and volunteer time, turning business resources into meaningful community impact.
Through Neighbourly, businesses donate resources to local good causes.
Support goes directly to charities and community organisations, helping them free up time and resources to focus on what matters most.
Whether it's a hot meal, essential products, a safe place to meet or someone to talk to, support reaches people in ways that make a real difference.
Together, these contributions create real, measurable impact in local communities. That's social value in action.
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Canterbury, UK
- General charitable purposes - Education/training - The prevention or relief of poverty - Other charitable purposes - Children/young people - The general public/mankind - Provides services - Provides advocacy/advice/information
What we've received
Manchester, UK
CTVS is located in Harpurhey, Manchester. Our service users come from all areas of Greater Manchester. Our Foodbanks give out fresh food and ambient supplied by our partners to those in need. Our foodbank is open every Wednesday at 11:30am to 1:30pm We also teach and train to build up and equip people in addition to running a befriending service to those who are lonely and in need of emotional care. CTVS has been providing support to local people in Manchester and beyond since 2013 and have served hundreds of people, providing them with sufficient food supply to keep them out of hunger during their time of need. CTVS has also helped numerous people to improve their lot in time through job training and motivational talks to give them the courage and knowledge they need to improve their position in life. We are proud to serve our 'families and friends' within Manchester and beyond. This is what we have become to one another - families and friends.
What we've received
Inverurie, UK
Aberdeenshire North Foodbank was established in 2013 and operates 5 foodbank centres across our area; Inverurie, Huntly, Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh. We provide emergency food and practical support to families and individuals without enough money left to live on. We work with external support agencies and frontline care professionals to identify and support people in need in our local communities. The Foodbank receives support from local churches, schools, clubs, as well as supermarkets and other local organisations and companies who donate food and financial resources. Our workforce is largely made up of a team of hard-working and dedicated volunteers. Food donations of essential items such as UHT milk, long-life juice, tinned fruit and vegetables, tinned meat products (and vegetarian equivalent), breakfast cereal are frequently in short supply. These items are provided in every emergency food parcel and directly support someone in need. Financial support allows us to do so much more. These are our 3 key priorities to ensure a strong and stable core operation. 1. Establish a central food warehouse to serve all of our food distribution centres. Finances are required to rent and maintain a warehouse property which is secure and stable for the long term. The aim is to create a Foodbank Community Hub so we can establish an operational and administrative base for our entire operation. 2. Employ a very small staff team to coordinate, manage and develop the Foodbank services in support of the volunteer team and Board of Trustees. 3. Running costs for transport and logistics; to transport food supplies from the warehouse to the five food distribution centres, as well as deliver food parcels to clients unable to visit their nearest distribution centre. Additional funding and financial support would allow us to operate in other towns or villages if there is a need, as well as other projects or collaborations with relevant organisations. This could include a community garden in any/all of our locations, financial inclusion and budgeting support with a recognised provider to move people out of food poverty and dependence into food stability and independence. Registered as a charity in Scotland (No: SC045884).
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Sainsbury’s is committed to making a positive difference in our local communities by working with Comic Relief and Neighbourly to tackle food poverty now and in the future. We fund initiatives that help communities access balanced, nutritional, and sustainable food, as well as supporting projects that help prevent people and communities falling further into food poverty. One of the key ways we do this is through our in-store fundraising efforts.
As part of Sainsbury’s ongoing commitment to make good food easy and accessible for everyone, working to ensure no child or family goes hungry, we have allocated a new community grant fund specifically for schools. The grants will support schools to upgrade their kitchen facilities, to help them provide healthy and nutritious meals for children.
We launched our Store Support Centre (SSC) colleague volunteering programme in 2024. Our volunteering supports our community strategy and Plan for Better ambitions, with SSC colleagues playing a hands-on role in supporting local communities and good causes. Our colleagues are passionate about making a difference in our communities, and there are lots of ways for teams to get involved. Whether it’s sorting food in the warehouse to be redistributed to communities, using cooking skills to prepare food parcels or getting their green fingers busy on a nature reserve.
Sainsbury’s has launched a new Good food for all of us stardust community grant fund 2025-26 to support communities to become more food secure. Food is at the heart of our business, and we strive to make good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day. We believe everyone should have access to balanced, nutritional, and sustainable food, but unfortunately that’s not always the reality. Our community and partnerships work aims to address the key drivers of food poverty, which continue to be exacerbated by increasing costs of living.
Sainsbury’s Good food for all of us community grants help support communities throughout the UK. The fund involves Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, depots and store support centres nominating good causes to apply for grants of £500 or £1,500. The grants help good causes, charities, schools, CICs and community groups with projects helping people access food and/or tackling the issues and causes of food poverty. Since 2021, the grants have donated more than £5 million to local good causes.
In 1998, we launched our Food Donation Programme, so our stores can give surplus food to local charities and good causes. Working with Neighbourly, our Sainsbury’s stores will continue this great work in order to support local communities gain access to food. This is part of our commitment to providing Good food for all of us, that includes helping tackle food poverty.
Sainsbury’s Good food for all of us community grants to help support some of the most vulnerable people and communities throughout the UK. The fund involves Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, depots and store support centres nominating good causes to apply for grants of at least £500. The grants help food-related good causes, charities, CICs, and community groups with projects that aim to tackle the issues and causes of food poverty.
Sainsbury’s Good food for all of us community grants (previously known as Helping Everyone Eat Better Community Grants launched in 2021) to help support some of the most vulnerable people and communities throughout the UK. The fund involves Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, depots and store support centres nominating good causes to apply for grants of at least £500. The grants help charities, CICs, and community groups support projects that aim to tackle the issues and causes of food poverty. Through this fund, we will work with local organisations to support projects over the next few months that directly support their beneficiaries using their service.
Sainsbury’s has launched a Helping Everyone Eat Better Community Grant Scheme to help support some of the most vulnerable people and communities throughout the UK. The fund involves Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, depots and store support centres donating grants of at least £500 to help charities, CICs, and community groups support projects that aim to: - Help people to access food, and/or - Tackle the issues, barriers and causes of food poverty Through this fund, we will work with local organisations to support projects over the next few months that directly support their beneficiaries using their service.
In 2023 Sainsbury's is trialling an employee volunteering programme to help support some of the most vulnerable people and communities throughout the UK. Open to the Property and Procurement teams, volunteering will support the Nourish The Nation community programme, by supporting good causes that are helping to tackle food poverty in the local community.
Sainsbury’s has launched a Helping Everyone Eat Better Community Grant Scheme to help support some of the most vulnerable people and communities throughout the UK. The fund involves Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, depots and store support centres donating grants of £500 to help charities, CICs, and community groups support projects that aim to: - Help people to access food, and/or - Tackle the root causes to help lift people out of food poverty Through this fund, we will work with local organisations to support projects over the next few months that directly support their beneficiaries using their service.
Between 1st-24th December 2021, Sainsbury’s and Argos stores across the UK raised money for a range of good causes as part of their Help Brighten a Million Christmases campaign. The money was raised via fundraising by store staff, as well as customers who were invited to offer financial and food donations both in-store and online. Sainsbury’s Argos has matched all financial donations and physical food donations, donated between 1st-24th December, up to a maximum of £1.5 million across all Sainsbury's and Argos locations. For physical food donations, Sainsbury’s has matched items with a cash equivalent. The money will be distributed to FareShare and other local food donation partners. Neighbourly is one of the third-party organisations we are working with to support with the disbursement of funds to local store partners, with a portion of the overall total paid via Neighbourly to the good causes listed below.
Sainsbury’s has launched a £1 million grant fund to help support some of the most vulnerable people and communities throughout the UK. The fund is donating grants of £500 to help charities, CICs, and community groups support projects that aim to: - Help people to access food, and/or - Help lift people out of food poverty Through this fund, we will work with local organisations to support projects over the next few months that directly support their beneficiaries using their service.