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Community Chest: Community Food and Connection (Waltham Forest)

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Description

Waltham Forest Council's 2026 Community Chest round, funding community-led projects that use food to build skills, improve wellbeing, and strengthen food security — explicitly encouraging approaches that go beyond a traditional food bank or soup kitchen, such as community meals, cooking groups, food co-operatives, and growing projects. Part of the council's wider social-prescribing grant programme for small-to-medium community groups.

Amount

Up to £3,000 for a single group, or up to £6,000 for a partnership/consortium

Deadline

9 September 2026

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: England.
  • Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
  • Most relevant to: Charity & Nonprofit.
Notes
£30,000 total pool. Applications are assessed anonymously by a community panel of local VCS representatives; successful applicants are notified within 8 weeks of the closing date. Submit via a Word-document application form (video submissions also accepted) to social.prescribing@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Requirement
Constituted local voluntary/community sector organisations delivering food-related community projects in Waltham Forest, applying individually or as a partnership/consortium.

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How to apply

Submit an application form to social.prescribing@walthamforest.gov.uk before the 9 September 2026 deadline; information sessions and library drop-ins are available beforehand.

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Last verified: 1 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.