Our Communities 
Work at the Heart of Communities
We look for opportunities where the support of our Regional Communities programme can help make a difference!
Working to meet clear targets as our colleagues and members join together for community projects that benefit those who work, live and learn around us. And because we’re passionate about people, each year we also donate a share of our profits to local organisations.
Read on to find out more about our work at the heart of communities and discover how we might work with your organisation.
Your Regional Communities
We have a local charity partner in each of our 12 Regional Community areas, find out what we're doing in your local community and how you can get involved.
Your Community Sites
Find out what we're doing to support local communities outside of Your Regional Communities
Doing Good Together Fund
Our Doing Good Together Fund provides small grants to community causes in need of support. From dinner and dance for dementia to plants for parks, or biscuits for book club to kits for cricket teams and more, our Doing Good Together Fund can help.
Volunteering
Being at the heart of local communities, we are always looking for the best way to help people grow and thrive.
Top Tips & Self-Help
Leading by example is what we do best. After decades spent working with local communities, we’ve put together a set of guides to help you get more from yours
Work Experience
We offer a range of work experience and work placement opportunities to young people and adults returning to the workplace.
Saving Lives with Defibrillators
We're working to protect our members, customers & colleagues by installing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the heart of our communities...
Legacy Partnerships
Thank you! Together our members, colleagues and customers helped to raise over £380,000 between 2018–2023 for our former fundraising community partners
Community Hub
We've put together a range of resources and top tips to support you, our community partners, along with partner updates and news from across our Regional Communities...
Go Beyond with Your Co-op Travel
Your Co-op Travel have partnered with Go Beyond, who work with children and young people aged from 8-15 years old from challenging or vulnerable backgrounds.
How we work with Go Beyond
When you book a holiday through Co-op Holidays (our in-house tour operator) we automatically make a donation to Go Beyond. We also have the facilities to add donations onto any 3rd party supplier bookings if you wish to do so.
You can find out more about this partnership and the work of Go Beyond by clicking here.