The One Box

Launched in 2017, our charity, The One Box provides families experiencing hardship with a weekly box of fresh produce and staples throughout the school year. Each week, the team at The Fruit Box Group hand packs locally sourced, high-quality fresh fruit and vegetables, bread and milk. Families collect their boxes from local community organisations and schools across Australia.

In 2022, the program is supporting 2,500 families weekly equating to 100,000 boxes for the school year. This will also see The One Box partnering with over 70 schools and community centres nationally.

Why is The One Box different?

By leveraging off existing resources and the proven expertise of The Fruit Box Group, the program helps to alleviate food insecurity in Australia that delivers maximum value to the community in a dignified way. The One Box model is fresh, efficient and much needed.

The impact of The One Box has been verified by our research partners at Monash University and we’re excited to announce the release of the first research report for the program. Reimagining Fresh Food Relief in Australia outlines the findings from Monash University’s independent, year-long study to evaluate the impact of our food relief program.

One of the key findings is that for every $1 donated, almost $2 was received in the hands of recipients. This value-add of nearly double is driven by The One Box being able to draw on the expertise, resources and supply chain of The Fruit Box Group. The researchers also identified that beyond the financial impacts and practical support of a weekly box of food, The One Box plays a critical role in bridging barriers and building stronger connections between recipient families and their communities.

2021 Research Report2021 Annual Report

Become a Corporate Partner

Without the dedication and commitment of our community and corporate partners, The One Box would not reach the families that need it.

Our team are always open to working with corporate partners who, like us, recognise the huge potential to make a difference in the food relief sector. If you would like to chat about working together, or support our charity in other exciting and meaningful ways, contact us to start a conversation.

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Dignified and Reliable Access to Nutritious Food

It is heart-warming to receive feedback from our partners and beneficiaries about The One Box and the impact of the program.

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.
Family from VIC
The fruit and vegetables are a real blessing for our clients. They are of very good quality and people really appreciate that.
Kingston City Church
It is such a big help to our community, especially the fresh fruit and fresh milk. The families that get the box are very happy with it and they tell me that they use everything in the box.
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place
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.
SA 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.

 

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

 

VIC 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.
NSW 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.
Mum of three from QLD