Our purpose

Fruit2Work is an award-winning certified social enterprise and registered charity. Our purpose is to create chances for people who have been impacted by the justice system. We do this by providing employment and helping people rebuild their lives, one fresh fruit box delivery at a time. In doing so we reduce recidivism and the potential social impact costs of re-incarceration.

We create a culture that is free of bias because we know this is crucial for people returning to the community to transform their lives and reconnect with their loved ones.

Purpose and values:

  1. We have fun exceeding customer expectations.
  2. We suspend judgement and don’t tolerate stigma.
  3. We give everyone a chance to belong.
  4. We support each other to be safer and better than yesterday.
  5. We do what we say we will do.

Our Team

Everyone at Fruit2Work has been impacted by the justice system in some way. This could be their own lived experience of prison, a family member’s incarceration or as a justice support worker. 

This provides them with unique insight to tackle the challenge of recidivism and create brighter futures for people re-entering society.

Our successful social enterprise transforms lives, reduces re offending and decreases the cost of re-incarceration.

The Fruit2Work Impact

People with lived experience of the justice system face significant barriers to securing employment, housing, transport and health care which can leave them desperate and at risk of re offending. Nearly half of the people released from prison in Australia today return to prison within two years.

Our focus on providing meaningful employment and our impressive record of ZERO recidivism speaks for itself.  

When we help people avoid re offending this creates significant social cost savings, estimated at over $500,000 per person annually.  Since Fruit2Work began, we have employed and transitioned more than 100 people and eliminated more than $20 million in recidivism costs*.

Our impact is measured by the Australian Social Value Bank and rated a 8.5/10.

More than a job – how we support our people to change their lives.

From initial contact through to a transition to a new job, we provide wraparound support to help our team create positive and lasting change for themselves and their families.

Our Transition 2 Change program includes on the job training, mental health support, coaching from our leadership team and weekly attendance at our ‘Build a Better You’ program. And, we celebrate when they achieve their goals.