Rochdale Connections Trust receives donation from TKMaxx and Homesense Foundation

A family day out with Rochdale Connections Trust

The Rochdale Connections Trust charity has received a £500 grant from the TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation's Community Fund programme which supports local communities.

The grant for RCT was applied for by an associate from Rochdale's TK Maxx store because of the work the charity has undertaken for local children, young people and families during the Covid-19 pandemic. This grant will now help continue the work RCT does in Rochdale. 

Bev Place, deputy CEO, commented: “On behalf of everyone here at RCT, I want to thank the TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation for the generous donation, which will be invaluable to the local area and benefitting the lives of many.”

A spokesperson for the TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation said: “We are delighted that the TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation has been able to support so many charities. We are proud that our grants are making a difference to local communities where it really matters.”

The TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation was set up in 2015 and its mission is to support children and young people to achieve their potential within their local communities. The community fund programme is dedicated to helping local grassroots charities and since March 2020 has been working particularly hard to support those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Associates (employees) from TK Maxx and Homesense stores, processing centres and offices across Europe, nominate local charities to receive grants that are doing great work in supporting the most vulnerable.

In 2021, The TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation made over 1,655 grants to support local communities and charities, such as food banks and mental health organisations, with £791,793 donated.