Our regular round-up of the top stories about charities in the mainstream media.

Welsh veteran's charity to possibly close due to lack of funds

Veteran’s charity Change Step is to close down with the potential loss of 29 jobs after running out of funding, it was announced earlier this week.

Change Step, a Welsh veteran's charity which was awarded almost £1m worth of Libor grants by the Ministry of Defence in 2013, has now run out of funds and said that 29 workers could lose their jobs as a result.

Geraint Jones, director of the charity, said that the organisation was talking to partners and stakeholders in a bid to save the organisation.

After the article was published, it came to light that Change Step had been awarded £500,000 worth of Libor money in the last Budget. 

Youth charities to merge

The National Council for Youth Voluntary Services will merge into Ambition and then close down, the two charities announced last week.

Susanne Rauprich, chief executive of the NCYVS, said that the organisation will close in 1 April, having merged its "membership services and policy functions" with youth charity Ambition.

“I hope what we have started here can be a platform for wider consolidation and collaboration, and for the support of all youth organisations in achieving a more united and resilient sector," she said.

Tesco to roll out food sharing initiative this week 

Supermarket Tesco has signed a deal with FareShare to ensure all its unused food is given to charity.

Tesco reportedly hopes to involve some 5,000 local charities and voluntary groups in an initiative aimed at eradicating food waste and helping the vulnerable. 

It launches in 15 cities and regions this week, including Manchester, Southampton and Birmingham. Tesco hope the initiative will cover "all stores by 2017".