The Fund has been created to help improve children’s access to healthy food, have a wider understanding of where food comes from and an opportunity to learn how to prepare and cook healthy and nutritious meals.
Any not-for profit organisation or school within the UK who support young people up to the age of 16 around nutrition, healthy eating and cooking can apply for one of 150 grants of £1,000 each.
The grants are to be used for project costs.
Examples of projects with a focus on food security, children and young people could be:
- A school providing pupils with food for breakfast clubs or snacks throughout the day.
- A school wanting to buy equipment for outdoor or indoor activities.
- A school wanting to develop a food growing area.
- A school supporting an after school club.
- A voluntary organisation working with families to run a food bank.
- An organisation addressing holiday hunger.
- A healthy eating project that supports families to cook healthy meals on a budget.
- A Brownie or Scout group needing funding for new play equipment or activities.
Applications will not be accepted for projects supporting young people over 16 years of age, or from CICs limited by shares or CICs that are less than two years old.
