Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey will receive £1,500 which will go towards paying for external counsellors to support children, and their families, who are blind, vision impaired or have combined sight and hearing loss.
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey is a charity that support and enables people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted and deafblind to lead full and independent lives.
Lisa Fletcher, Head of Fundraising and Engagement, said: “We know that giving the children we support, and their families, the opportunity to speak to a trained counsellor makes an enormous difference so we are delighted with the funding and that we can continue offering this invaluable service.
To boost funds for extra food and activity equipment, Tesco introduced a £5m grant programme, in partnership with charity Groundwork, to give children across the UK a stronger start in life. The grants will help 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 equipment for healthy activities.
Tesco’s Stronger Starts – previously Tesco Bags of Help and Tesco Community Grants – has already provided over £127 million to more than 74,000 projects across Britain.
Claire de Silva, Tesco UK Head of Communities and Local Media, said: “Helping children access the resources they need is vitally important in getting children a stronger start in life.”
Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, said: “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. Family budgets are tight and school budgets are tight, but it’s so important that children stay fed, fit and focused, so we’re delighted to be able to prioritise these activities alongside Tesco with the Stronger Starts programme.”
Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities. To find out more visit Stronger Starts – Community & School Food Programmes | Tesco PLC
