OVO Gives Back

OVO Gives Back is our way of giving back to communities we live and work in. Each year, we create new partnerships and energise local charitable causes, supporting through 1000s of volunteering hours and at least £100,000 in grants.

Meet our 2020/21 OVO Gives Back partners and see what they’re doing with our grants...

Dunfermline Food Bank

will support the distribution team to ensure they can continue to provide local vulnerable groups with food and essential items.

The Matthew Tree Project

are installing a kitchen in their premise meaning they can turn surplus perishable food into nutritious, healthy meals and reduce food waste.

Beam

will crowdfund immediate support for vulnerable young people in London and then help young homeless people find secure, stable employment

Greenspace Scotland

will work in collaboration with youth groups, co-creating a pilot project that will focus on local actions to achieve net zero targets including climate resilience and renewable energy.

Square Food Foundation

is fighting food poverty, reducing inequality and improving people’s health through free cookery workshops, helping families to create nutritious meals.

Rowlands

have created ‘Radio Rowlands’ to keep young people throughout the Scottish borders connected. This will also provide opportunities for valuable work experience.

Caring in Bristol

are supporting isolated young homeless individuals in Bristol and will develop their youth homelessness services including focusing on early intervention-support.

£500k+

invested in local charities since 2016

23

partners supported across 4 locations

6,600+

hours of local volunteering

Our previous OVO Gives Back partners...

OVO Gives Back has been making a difference in our local communities since 2016. Funding inspiring projects like these.

Off the Record

offered mental health support to young people aged 11 to 25 by delivering weekly hubs that were overseen by peer navigators.

Clean up Bristol Harbour

ran litter picking events in and around the waterways of Bristol whilst also working to create an education programme to deliver to plastic-fighting kids.

British Lung Foundation

continued to fight the public health crisis caused by air pollution by using the information gathered from setting up air pollution monitors to influence and inform local policy.

Action for Conservation

worked hand in hand with some of our biggest nature fans here at OVO to help school students create planet-friendly projects.

Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project

enabled some of Bristol’s most deprived and vulnerable groups to explore and learn about the wildlife of the Downs.

City to Sea

helped make Bristol the UK’s leading ‘Refill’ city, by signing up 500+ new refill stations across the city and inspiring people to live a life with less plastic.

Hackney Pirates

worked with 180 local children from less advantaged backgrounds, inspiring them to write, direct and animate their own film, to develop the children’s literacy skills and confidence.

Help Bristol's Homeless

converted two shipping containers into homes for two young people currently sleeping rough on the streets of Bristol; helping them towards independence.

Avon Wildlife Trust

extended the opening hours of ‘Feed Bristol’ – a fantastic community food-growing project in Stapleton.

Centrepoint

launched its OVO Digital Arts scheme to engage young people who missed out on formal education.

Windmill Hill City Farm

revamped its play area to make it even more engaging and exciting for local kids.

Young Bristol

launched a new intergenerational project, to promote greater understanding and respect between people of all ages.

1625 Independent People

supported a one-to-one peer mentoring scheme for homeless people aged 16-25.

Depaul

helped open the doors of a new ‘Day Stop’ centre in London for young homeless people in crisis.

Forest of Avon Trust

trained people to undertake conservation work in their local area to improve Bristol’s woodland.