3VA’s Household Support Fund (HSF) grants - food poverty/insecurity in Wealden October 2022

3VA has been asked to co-ordinate the second round of the Household Support Fund (HSF) grant to groups/organisations who are working to address food poverty and/or food insecurity in Wealden.

In the first round we gave out grants to support some excellent work which is making a real difference to our communities.

Examples included:

• Community fridges and sharing tables focused on reducing food waste by receiving food from supermarkets and redistributing it to community members.
• Community growing projects bringing people together to grow and cook fresh food.
• Delivery of cookery training to staff and volunteers focusing on low cost, healthy eating for people on low income.
• Development and support for new and existing lunch clubs.
• Cookery leader training.

We’d like to help small organisations with these grants. The money could be used to support existing work, or to start something new.

Is there something you’ve wanted to develop, whether it be around training, developing infrastructure or delivering something collaboratively? We’re here to help! We can support you in your application through discussing, connecting and helping to enable your ideas come to life. Think big! Think creative!

To make an application or to have an initial discussion about your ideas, please email helen.graham@3va.org.uk

In your email please outline:

• what you’d like to do
• who you envisage supporting, e.g. families, older people
• how much you’d like to apply for
• how you would spend the money
• any other organisations you’d like to collaborate with

Closing date for applications is Friday 18^th November 2022, with the panel meeting the following week to consider each application.