Food, Fuel & Fridges

Aim

Tackling food poverty and cold homes by providing food and fuel vouchers, as well as refurbished fridges, to highly disadvantaged people

Nobody should have to endure a cold, damp and unhealthy home, nor to face the prospect of choosing between heating and eating.

Yet this winter,  households across London and the South will face an everyday struggle to access simple necessities, such as food to eat and the ability to keep themselves warm and well in their homes.

Indeed, many households struggle to afford a fridge, meaning they are unable to make proper use of leftovers or extend the life of the limited foodstuffs they access, and are forced to buy food every day.

As a result, people are at risk of exacerbated health problems, malnutrition and poor mental health – during the coldest time of the year.

Groundwork needs your support to provide people with the basic necessities this winter, helping them to build resilience to food and fuel poverty.

A donation of:

• £20 will provide a disadvantaged person with a voucher they can use towards buying food or emergency energy top-ups
• £150 will provide a refurbished fridge to vulnerable households, to ensure they can keep food fresher for longer
• £200 will cover the cost of a 'Green Doctor' energy visit, providing recipients with advice about energy saving tips, support to lower their bills, and in-home measures to actively cut their bills and better insulate their homes from day one.

With our support, we will transform this winter from a time of despair and bleakness into a more positive, hopeful and healthier experience for some the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our communities.

With your help, we will ensure that people don’t have to choose between ‘heating’ and ‘eating’ and that health and wellbeing are not negatively impacted. 

We will reach a wide range of people in need, including people living in poverty; refugees and asylum seekers; and people living with health conditions who are at greater risk of poor health during the winter

And in the spirit of the season, if we surpass our £10K target, we will use any surplus funds to donate refurbished bikes to children whose families would unable to afford one otherwise -so they can experience the joy of a new bike at Christmas.

This project closed unsuccessfully on 26th December 2024