Welcome to the Community Bag Program! By simply making a $2.50 Community Bag purchase, shoppers give $1 back to a local nonprofit selected monthly by store leadership.
Use the resources below to let your supporters know!
Ongoing Impact
Check out real-time data based on the program’s lifetime sales since the first Community Bag was sold on May 1, 2019. Last updated: 01/29/2023
2123099
Bags Sold
2123126
Program Donations
37819
Donations This Month
3598840
Meals Provided*
5314
Non-Profits Supported
63692970
Single-Use Bags Not Used*
*See FAQs for calculations.
Every time a shopper purchases a $2.50 Community Bag at your given Stop & Shop location, your nonprofit will receive a $1 donation, unless otherwise directed by the Giving Tag. You can help drive bag sales and donations with an ongoing campaign to:
The more you get the word out to optimize sales and donations, the more you can maximize the benefit to your organization. Here are more easy-to-use tools that can help you create a complete campaign, so start spreading the news!
Stories from nonprofits that’ve benefited from the Community Bag Program.
Every month, leadership at each store location chooses local nonprofits to be the default beneficiaries from the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program. The names of the organizations are posted on the reusable bag rack during their benefitting month.