About us
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The Greggs Foundation works to strengthen communities by expanding opportunities, increasing support networks and reducing the immediate impact of poverty through responsive, forward-thinking grant programmes that meet the real needs of people across the UK.
We offer grant programmes which work to address three key challenges facing our local communities:
Addressing issues of poverty and inequality
Ensuring food is at the heart of communities
Supporting local community organisations to make a difference
Each of these challenges represent a community-centred issue. By giving people the resources and funding to act, The Greggs Foundation works to improve the lives of thousands of children, individuals and families every day. To learn more about the impact we are having on communities, take a look at our annual Impact Report.
We are an independent charity, managed by a dedicated team and overseen by a board of trustees.
Grant programmes
We distribute over £5 million per year to charitable organisations throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We operate grant programmes across three key areas:
Feeding Brighter Futures
Since the first Breakfast Club opened in 1999, we have grown our Feeding Brighter Futures school programme to now reach tens of thousands of primary school children every school day. Feeding Brighter Futures offers equal access to opportunities for all children during breakfast clubs, after school clubs, holiday clubs and school trips. Schools in our Feeding Brighter Futures network can also apply for relief grants on behalf of families experiencing financial crisis.
All schools in the programme can also access Agents of Change, our bespoke free education programme delivered through Rethink Food. The programme aims to reach 50,000 primary school children over three years delivering over one million hours of education.
Relief Grant
The Relief Grant helps individuals and families through periods of unexpected difficulty, providing help to ease financial strain and restore hope when it’s needed most.
This can include food and clothing vouchers, beds as well as essential home appliances including cookers, fridge freezers and washing machines that can make a significant difference to people’s lives.
Community Action Fund
The Community Action Fund helps a network of local organisations committed to solving the different challenges facing communities.
We offer grant funding of up to £20,000 per year for up to three years to support action by UK organisations tackling clear local needs - such as overcoming social isolation, building community connections, improving health and wellbeing, or alleviating food poverty.