The charitable arm of Geordie favourites Greggs is working with a leading mental health charity to give vital supermarket vouchers to people in crisis as part of a project which could see upwards of £40,000 provided to those in need.
The Greggs Foundation and Everyturn Mental Health are launching a 12-month pilot scheme which will see those people supported by the Everyturn "together in a crisis" (TIAC) team given vouchers of between £30 and £50 to help with cost-of-living related pressures when it comes to energy bills or the prices of food and clothing. The vouchers provided can be spent in shops in Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Primark, and Argos.
The two charities are each providing £2,000 a month for the crisis fund, which will then be distributed to those in need. The TIAC team works in Sunderland, South Tyneside, Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle to support those going through acute mental health difficulties.
