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Published: 09 June 2025
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Here are some recent projects that have received funding through our Community Impact and Building Improvement grant programmes. 

Community Impact Grants 

Veg Box Donation Scheme, Potton, Bedfordshire 

The Veg Box Donation Scheme (VBDS) started in 2020, during Covid-19. The founder is a keen vegetable gardener and advocate for healthy eating and realised in her volunteer role at a foodbank, only tinned and dried foods were available. VBDS was founded to provide a healthy supplement to foodbank provisions, starting with excess produce donated by the local allotments in Potton, Bedfordshire and a few referrals from a local charity. This has now increased to more villages and towns in the area, with contributions from supermarkets, farms, local vegetable businesses, schools and residents, and referrals from a wide range of agencies and charities. 

The donation scheme is a fantastic service giving families on lower incomes the chance to access fresh, healthy foods. Statistics shows the poorest fifth of UK households would need to spend 47% of their disposable income on food to meet the Government’s recommended healthy diet. This compares to just 11% for the richest fifth. There is a clear need for healthy food to be distributed to those who can't afford it. 

A Benefact Trust Community Impact Grant of £5,100 will enable VBDS to expand its work and fund a greater number of veg boxes. It will also help with essential running costs such as advertising, employment, and volunteer support. 

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