A WOKINGHAM charity has received a grant as part of Tesco’s community grant scheme.
Wokingham In Need, which is dedicated to supporting homeless and vulnerable people, will use the funding to offer primary school children workshops to improve their mental health.
The classes will focus on teaching children a new skill to improve mindfulness, with juggling and spinning plates among the options.
Sue Jackson, founder of the charity, said: “We learnt about the workshops following research by a professor in Israel that showed mindfulness was assisted by learning a new simple skill.
“We then spoke to Cathy at Circus Scene in Arborfield who advised what was needed and we decided to apply to Tesco for funding.”
Tesco’s community grants are available nationwide and support thousands of community projects.
Since its launch in 2016, the scheme has supported more than 40,000 projects with funding surpassing £90 million.
Louise Jedras, community champion at the Finchampstead Road supermarket, said: “We’re delighted to be able to provide this funding for Wokingham In Need.
“The work it is doing via its workshops for children’s mental health has never been more important than now after the past two years.
“We are proud to be helping the community in this way.”
The classes will be provided to primary schools for free at the point of delivery and the full donation of £887 will be used to fund them.
Sue Jackson was joined by charity grants coordinator, Sally Grant, to be presented the cheque by Ms Jedras and the Wokingham store manager, Lukasz Zawada.
Applications for Tesco community grants are open, for more information visit: tescocommunitygrants.org.uk
