Building back better

Who are our OVO Gives Back partners and what will they be doing?

Beam will crowdfund immediate support for vulnerable, isolated young people in London. When the pandemic shifts into its recovery phase, they will help young homeless people find secure, stable employment.

Caring in Bristol are providing essential items and wider support services for homeless people who are isolating in temporary accommodation. They will also develop their youth homelessness service which provides emergency accommodation and early-intervention support.

Dunfermline Food Bank is part of the Trussell Trust. They will support their distribution team with improved transport to ensure they can continue to provide local vulnerable groups with food and vital supplies.

Square Food Foundation is continuing as an OVO Gives Back partner in Bristol. They’ll use the grant to re-start their School Food Project which will help local families to create nutritious meals.

Greenspace Scotland will work with youth groups to develop and pilot a new project that focuses on local actions to achieve net zero targets, including climate resilience and renewable energy.

Rowlands is a youth project based in Selkirk. They are providing ingredients and recipes to local families during lockdown and have also created ‘Radio Rowlands’ which keeps young people throughout the Scottish borders connected.

The Matthew Tree Project supports those who have fallen into crisis. They’ll use the grant to install a new kitchen so that they can cook surplus perishable food. This will enable them to provide a wide variety of healthy meals to their local community in Bristol, while also reducing food waste.

We believe it’s important that during unprecedented times, communities pull together and help one another wherever they can. We’re proud to be working with seven brilliant partners who can support the needs of our local communities and enable them to build back better in its aftermath. OVO volunteers will be right there alongside them as soon as we can to provide valuable support. 

See what we've already achieved through OVO Gives Back