What is The One Box?

In a lucky country like Australia, it’s really sad that so many families can’t afford to put fresh and nutritious food on the table. With thousands of children going without, we felt it was our social responsibility to try and make a difference.

The One Box program is an initiative that provides Australian families in need with a free weekly box full of fresh fruit, vegies, and bread over the full school year.

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How Does it Work?

Each week, our team hand packs fresh fruit and vegies from Aussie farmers along with fresh wholemeal bread. Working with local community groups to identify families in need, we then deliver those boxes to hubs for collection by the families.

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2024 Program

The One Box aims to provide 120,000 boxes of locally sourced, fresh food to families experiencing hardship, distributed with the support of over 100 partner schools and community organisations. To find out more about our program, read our latest Research Report and Annual Report.

2017 Pilot Program

We distributed 25,000

high-quality, fresh food boxes to 1,000 households in VIC over 25 weeks.

2018-19 Program

We expanded from providing 30,000 boxes in VIC & NSW in 2018 to 40,000 boxes Australia-wide in 2019.

2020 Covid Program

In a time of acute food

and health insecurity, we distributed 40,000 boxes to households in need.

2021-23 Program

We grew from providing 60,000 boxes in 2021 to 110,000 fresh produce boxes to 2,500 households in 2023.

Fresh Food Relief & Dignity

The overwhelming feedback from recipients is that our produce is fresh, not processed or rescued, which nurtures the dignity of those that need it most.

I take care of 7 children – 3 of my own and 4 foster kids. One of the best things about getting the box is that the kids have the best and freshest fruits every week.
Fawkner Community House
The fruit and vegetables are a real blessing for our clients. They are of very good quality and people really appreciate that.
Emergency ResourcesKingston City Church
It is such a big help to our community, especially the fresh fruit. The families that get the box are very happy with it and they tell me that they use everything in the box.
Mullum Mullum
The impact [of The One Box] on this family’s life has been fantastic. Not only are the children no longer needing emergency lunches, their attendance is better, their general wellbeing has improved, and we have built a really positive relationship with the parents.

School Office ManagerSA Primary School
The One Box has been a major factor in this family’s lives as they try to get back on their feet. Not having to worry about where their next meal will come from or how they will afford groceries allows them to focus on jobs and their children.

 

CoordinatorNSW Community Organisation
Without The One Box, this family would have no access to basics such as fresh produce and bread – The One Box ensures that their children can bring packed lunches to school and not feel excluded or ostracised.

 

School Social WorkerVIC Primary School
The One Box significantly increased the family’s wellbeing, materially and emotionally, by relieving the financial strain they felt and supporting their children to eat nutritious food. The One Box has gotten the family though several weeks of the year.
Emergency Relief WorkerNSW Community Organisation
If you go to most places when they do hand out food, it’s gone off the next day. Particularly the fruit and veg and stuff, it’s just about ready to go off. But The One Box, when you get the food, the fruit and vegies, it’s going to last at least a week… It’s fresh, it’s not just about finished and at the end of its shelf life.
AliMum of three from QLD

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