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Community Groceries Impact Report 2025

The Message Trust's Community Groceries Impact Report 2025 celebrates five years of the network: 33 groceries in areas of need, over 80,000 families supported to put food on the table, 1.18 million shopping trips, 15 million meals provided to families battling food poverty and 1,500 tonnes of surplus food saved from waste.

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The Message Trust is a UK charity (Registered Charity No. 1081467) working with young people and communities; its Community Groceries network provides affordable food and wraparound support in areas of need.

Key Metrics

Families supported Over 80,000 families supported to put food on the table, representing 225,000 people
Meals provided 15 million meals provided to families battling food poverty across 1.18 million shopping trips
Surplus food saved 1,500 tonnes of surplus food saved from waste
Volunteers 5,750 volunteers signed up and trained
Grocery network 33 Community Groceries in areas of need, grown from a single store opened in September 2020

Key Outcomes

  • Over 80,000 families (225,000 people) have been supported to put food on the table through affordable membership groceries in areas of need.
  • 15 million meals were provided from surplus food, saving 1,500 tonnes from waste and saving members an estimated £5 million.
  • 5,750 volunteers were signed up and trained, and members accessed 30,000 hours of support including job clubs and courses beyond food.

Geography

UK-Wide

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