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Find out what we’ve achieved and learned with our partners in our digital impact reports.

WHAT WE DO

How we work

Our values guide what we do, and the difference we make.

Who we are

We’re Co-op's charity. Our flexible funding helps to build fairer and more co-operative communities.

Latest news

Read our latest news stories to see what we've been up to.

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We have no funds open at the moment. We’ll let you know when things change, first, on our blog.

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Our work

Youth Mental Wellbeing

We help young people improve their mental wellbeing through funding and campaigns that put them in control. Our Lonely Not Alone campaign is made with young people to tackle the stigma of loneliness.

Flexible funding

We fund flexibly to help our partners do what matters most in their community.

Making voices matter

We raise voices to influence change, particularly for communities who are heard the least.

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Latest Blog posts

Living our youth-led values

On International Youth Day we are about what we’ve learned working with young people at the Co-op Foundation.

Lonely Not Alone returns on 5 October, and here’s how you can help

It’s going to be a huge year for Lonely Not Alone and you’ve got a chance to be part of it.

Young people are influencing decisions at Co-op Foundation

In the run up to International Youth Day on 12 August, we’re highlighting how young people are taking the lead at Co-op Foundation, ahead of our new strategy launch later this year.

Climate change conversations: Q&A with Co-op Foundation and ACF

In this blog, Aruna, Funding & Partnerships Manager at Co-op Foundation, and Joanna, Senior Policy and Engagement Officer at ACF, chat all things climate change, and the Funder Commitment on Climate Change.

Introducing partners from our £3m Carbon Innovation Fund

Our new £1.3m investment is helping to reduce carbon emissions all the way from Shropshire to the Galapagos Islands

Partnering with the Astra Foundation to combat youth loneliness and boost mental wellbeing

Doubling our impact through working in partnership with the Astra Foundation.

Contact us

Email foundation@coop.co.uk if you have a question or comment for us. Our emails are monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

If you have a media enquiry, please email foundation.media@coop.co.uk.

If you have a query about Lonely Not Alone, please email sophie.beresford@coop.co.uk

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