We have had brilliant news this month, that Stable Life has been selected as one of the community groups for the next round of Tesco’s Stronger Starts scheme. Stronger Starts provides grant awards of up to £1,500 to local community projects, with a particular focus on children and young people.
Stable Life is one of three groups which have been shortlisted to receive an award this January, and as of this week Tesco customers at Tesco Extra in Paton Street in Galashiels can now vote for the group they think should take away the top award while they shop, and we ask that you use your blue token to vote for us! All three shortlisted candidates will receive funding, but the organisation with the most votes will win the top prize of £1,500.
Mags Powell, Chief Executive at Stable Life commented: “Being included in the shortlist for Stronger Starts means Tesco believes that the services we offer at Stable Life have a positive impact in our community, which is something we see here every day. Our referrals are increasing as mental health services struggle to meet demand, and this extra funding would mean we can plan to offer even more help to vulnerable individuals in 2025. So please do vote with your tokens until January!”
Tesco’s Stronger Starts – previously known as Tesco Community Grants - has already provided over £110 million to more than 60,000 projects across Britain. The grant programme, delivered in partnership with Groundwork UK, helps schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and sports equipment for after school clubs.
Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, added: “As a community charity, we have seen first-hand how schools and other groups supporting young people have been playing a much bigger role in ensuring children are getting a healthy start to the day and getting access to spaces and services to support physical activity and mental health.”
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