Month: May 2020

Samaritans launch new self-help app

Stuart Mitchell

At a time when kindness, especially to ourselves, has never been more important, Samaritans Self-Help offers people practical ways to cope and stay safe if they’re going through a difficult time. Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland said: “We’re pleased to be able to launch our new self-help app and provide another channel of support for people during this challenging and worrying time. We know that the need for digital resources to support our mental wellbeing has never been greater, particularly when access to face-to-face support services and networks might be limited.”…

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The John Lewis Partnership delivers care packages to Mental Health Trusts

Stuart Mitchell

John Lewis Partnership, in conjunction with the British Medical Association, will deliver care packages to Mental Health Trusts as work continues to battle the current crisis. Mental Health Trusts in the UK are currently facing extreme pressures in caring for patients, many of whom are Covid positive or have been struggling to cope with self-isolation in recent weeks.  The care packages will ensure healthcare staff, often providing round-the-clock care, have the supplies they need during a long shift. In total, the John Lewis Partnership will have delivered 1400 boxes containing…

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Stacy’s Rise Project Returns For 2020; Expands To Benefit 15 Female Entrepreneurs With New Professional Services

Stuart Mitchell

Stacy’s Rise Project, the grant and mentorship program created by Stacy’s Pita Chips to advance female founders, is back for 2020 and committed to helping even more women rise, in more ways than ever before. Now through June 1, women business owners may apply to take part in the Stacy’s Rise Project at https://stacysrise.helloalice.com/ for a chance to be one of 15 women who will receive the following: Advertising: Including expert design consultation and donated media space to raise awareness for these female-founded brands. 1:1 Mentorship: Pairing with Frito-Lay and PepsiCo…

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Kent Community Foundation distributes almost two years funding in under two months

Stuart Mitchell

In a typical year, Kent Community Foundation would normally award around £50,000 to food distribution projects as well as £40,000 to cookery projects including those supporting healthy eating. By comparison, since the county went into lockdown, on 23 March, the Foundation has awarded £200,000, more than twice the usual amount awarded in a year, to projects helping to feed families in Kent and Medway Natalie Smith, Director of Grants and Impact, Kent Community Foundation, said “Kent Community Foundation has made fifty emergency grants to groups involved in food distribution. As…

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PepsiCo Foodservice Launches Four New Initiatives To Support Restaurant Industry COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Stuart Mitchell

Building on the company’s more than $50 million commitment for COVID-19 relief, PepsiCo Foodservice is announcing four new programs aimed at supporting restaurants and their workers who have been hard hit by the crisis. Currently, 8 million restaurant workers are unemployed due to COVID-19. Three percent of restaurants in the U.S. – approximately 30,000 – have already permanently closed, and countless others are struggling to keep their doors open. “Restaurants are connective hubs of our communities, where we enjoy our daily routines as well as celebrate our most special moments.…

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