Highway Hope is a registered charity and social enterprise that has been working to tackle food poverty since 2012 by supporting local communities to improve access to nutritional and affordable food.
They received an investment of £50,000 from our Access to Growth social investment fund to support them to grow their community food store in Stockport which offers food at discount prices for the local community.
The investment enabled them to add fifty new lines of stock to their shop with a specific focus on food that is culturally relevant to African communities, meaning they are now able to support local residents with cultural food in their food parcels.
Watch our video below to find out how their work is making a difference, how they started trading and why other organisations should consider social investment.
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The Growth Fund is a £50m partnership between The National Lottery Community Fund and Better Society Capital, delivered by Access through a range of social investors, it aims to address gaps in the social investment market and support charities and social enterprises across England to grow and create social impact in their communities.
