Fresh food is just the beginning

A young girl holding an orange with her mother

Hunger in a
first world nation

In a country as prosperous as Australia, hunger is often hidden – but it is happening every day. One in three households experienced food insecurity in 2025, and 61% of those were severely affected, frequently skipping meals or going entire days without food.

For families, this means impossible choices between eating and paying rent and bills – and too many children missing out on the fresh, nutritious food they need to grow and thrive and learn at school.

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National capability with local connection

The One Box combines the national infrastructure and fresh food supply chain of The Fruit Box Group with the trusted relationships of schools and community partners across Australia.

Each week, families receive quality fresh food through places they already know and trust. This regular connection can ease pressure at home, strengthen relationships with school staff that can help and open pathways to broader support.

The One Box provides deliberately purchased – not rescued – fresh produce that lasts the week, delivered discreetly through schools to overcome access barriers and help children and their families eat well at home, complementing rather than duplicating school-based meal programs.

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A Fruit Box team member carrying a crate of bananas

How The One Box works

Fresh food, delivered weekly, creates a consistent point of connection, helping trusted school communities support families in ways that can extend well beyond receiving fresh produce.

A box of fresh fruit and vegetables

Fresh food every week

Quality fresh fruit and vegetables are sourced from Australian growers, packed and delivered through The Fruit Box Group’s national network to trusted schools and community partners.

A family collecting their box from school staff

Trusted connection

Families collect their box through a familiar school or community setting. Weekly pickups builds familiarity and trust and the opportunity to talk, so school wellbeing coordinators can better understand each family’s needs.

A family walking home with their box

Pathways forward

Through these trusted relationships, families can be connected with broader support and opportunities, helping build greater stability, confidence and independence over time.

Our impact, one box at a time

Consistent access to fresh food can create change that reaches well beyond the box.

~
2500
Families supported every week
134
+
School and community partners
38
%
Of surveyed families connected to or tracked through referral pathways
54
%
Of parents reported improvements in their children’s social and emotional skills
$
50
Saved per week in grocery expenses enabling families to meet other expenses like utility payments and school clothing
$1 → $
1.95
Every $1 donated becomes approximately $1.95 worth of fresh food

Since 2020, The One Box has partnered with the Department of Accounting at Monash Business School to independently research and evaluate the impact of the program, including a 3 year longitudinal study

Explore Our Research

Meet our partners

The One Box is proud to work alongside business, philanthropic partners and organisations who share our belief that every family should be able to access fresh, nutritious food with dignity.

Guzman Y Gomez
Sidney Myer Fund
The Fruit Box Group
Eisen Family Private Fund
ACNC Registered Charity
Australian Communities Foundation
Bankfirst
Bega
Better Together Kitchen
Bori & Helen Liberman Family
City of Moonee Valley
Collier Charitable Fund
CommBank
Cumberland City Council
Cybec Foundation
Deloitte
Hands Across Canberra
Highland Foundation
The Humanity Foundation
Loti & Victor Smorgon Family Philanthropy
Mainfreight
Maribyrnong City Council
Modara Pines Charitable Foundation
Monash Business School
Pacific Private Asset Management
Pelly & Sons Transport
Pratt Foundation
RSM
SBA Law
Snow Foundation
StreetSmart
Tip Top
Toyota
Valda Klaric Foundation
Visy
Vitasoy
WACOSS

Everyone can play a part

A student eating fruit

Donate

Make a donation, give through your workplace or leave a bequest to help The One Box support families into the future.

Hands packing a box of fresh produce

Corporate partnerships

Partner with The One Box to create meaningful community impact that connects your organisation with families and schools across Australia.

Families with their boxes at school

Philanthropic giving

Invest in evidence-led, community-based support that helps The One Box reach more families and build lasting impact.

A teacher with students in class

Sponsor a school

Fund weekly support for families through a school community and see the impact your contribution makes over time.

When a box becomes a connection

When Amina’s family began receiving The One Box, the weekly fresh food provided practical support at a time when they needed it.
But the impact grew beyond the food.

Through her school community, Amina built connections and confidence, joined a local sewing group and later found employment as a community coordinator. Over time, her family reached a more stable position and no longer needed food support.

“The One Box changed my life.”

Amina, The One Box participant

Read Amina’s Story

Testimonials

“It opens doors. It allows conversations to be had in a way where I think we wouldn’t have been able to tap the families that we didn’t know.”

School Program Coordinator

“The pressure’s taken off and you can focus more on other areas of the kid’s lives without being worried about if they’re having lunch or their emotional stress.”

Beneficiary

“It’s a big help, not only the quantity in the box, but it is also the quality of the vegetables and fruit, they are very good quality.”

Beneficiary

Donate

Your donation will help The One Box provide fresh food to families experiencing hardship across Australia.

You can make a one-off contribution or become a regular giver, helping ensure families can count on fresh food arriving every week.

Every gift, large or small, helps us reach more families.

ACNC Registered Charity

Make a donation

All donations $2 and over are tax deductible. The One Box Group Limited is a registered charity and Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).

Frequently Asked Questions

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