Community
Our vision is to make a real difference to the communities we serve, so community is at the heart of everything we do together with our members.
How we help charities and community causes
Giving back is at the heart of our values. We support various worthy causes through:
- donating to projects which support our local communities and environment through our Community Fund
- hosting bag packing and charity events in our stores
- supporting charities through our collection boxes and food donation box schemes
- supporting local groups with fundraising prizes and small sponsorship
- providing corporate sponsorship to events and organisations
- our colleagues working throughout the year to raise money for various local organisations and initiatives
- giving discounts each year to support the Jersey's elderly community through David Kirsch's voucher initiative.
As well as putting the local community at our heart, our business focuses on environmental responsibility, animal welfare, ethical trading, and choosing Fairtrade when we buy from producers in the developing world.
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- Charities >
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- Charity and Community Group share numbers >
2020 in our community
It’s hard to remember a time before Covid-19, but 2020 started out like any other year for us.
But our work to help support local charities and causes in our communities still continued.
During 2020 we:
- donated over £187,000 to charities and organisations in the Channel Islands
- supported 231 local charities and organisations through our charity initiatives
We think it's important to thank each and every one of our colleagues for their continuous hard work and long hours serving our island communities.
We would like to say thank you to our customers and members, for your support and patience in such testing times.
To us, belonging is everything, and we’re proud that we're making a real difference to our island communities.
Our community pillars
We aim to put our local co-operative at the heart of the community by following our three community pillars.
We create society links with the community by:
- making more communities accessible
- championing community initiatives in-store
- make it easy for our members to donate to community initiatives
We champion key community topics like:
- the islands aging population
- the health and wellbeing of islanders
- local social inclusion
- the impact on our next generation
We promote the Co-op way by:
- promoting co-operative principles and what makes us unique
- supporting local
- being ambassadors for environmental causes

Apply for a grant from our new Community Fund today.
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Read the latest stories about the work we're doing with our local communities.
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Learn about and apply to take part in fundraising opportunities and charity schemes at your Co-op.
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We play a considerable role in the community through various corporate sponsorship programs.
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If you're a member, you can support while shopping - just quote the share number of the charity or community group.
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We’ve been making a real difference in the Channel Islands for over 100 years.


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