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what we do

We Rescue Food

A volunteer smiles at the camera as she unloads bags of food from her car

Using our web-based app, we engage volunteers to transfer fresh food surpluses from local businesses to social service agencies serving the food insecure.
BECOME A FOOD RESCUER

We Help The Environment

Two volunteers harvest greens from a garden in Washington, DC.

Food waste remains one of the top solutions to global warming. Currently, food waste contributes 8 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
BECOME A FOOD DONOR

We create community

A large and diverse group of people standing at a Food Rescue US table outside in south Florida

Our model empowers communities to serve themselves with the support of our app. All food donors, rescuers, and agency partners are members of the communities where we operate.
START A FOOD RESCUE US SITE

Food Rescue US Lifetime Numbers

MEALS PROVIDED TO THOSE IN NEED

LBS OF FOOD KEPT FROM LANDFILL

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VOLUNTEER FOOD RESCUERS

Food Rescue US in the News

Food Rescue US - South Florida Site Director Ellen Bowen on PBS South Florida feature

PBS segment "How Rescuing Food Supports Families & Fights Climate Change"

CBS Evening news features Food Rescue US - DC and the World Bank

CBS Evening news features Food Rescue US - DC and their partnership with the World Bank

Food Rescue US at the NBC Olympic coverage

News 12 Connecticut: NBC Sports in Stamford donating leftover food from Olympics coverage

Luther Jackson middle school food pantry

Modern Farmer: On the Ground With Apps Preventing Food Waste

Food Rescue US - Fairfield County Site Co-Director Karen Sagesse interviewed by Channel 12 news

NPR: Paris 2024 Olympics a boon for Fairfield County food donation nonprofit

Food Rescue US - South Florida featured on the New York Times's site, The Athletic

The Athletic: How F1's Miami GP's food surplus feeds the city and fights climate change

Food Rescue US - DC Site Director Kate Urbank featured on Monumental Sports

Monumental Sports & Entertainment donates nearly 1,000 pounds of food from Capital One Arena to Food Rescue US - DC

Get Involved

JOIN OUR MOVEMENT

Our app will guide you to available rescues by day, time, or location. Once you’ve signed-up, you will see instructions on where to pick-up the food and deliver it, along with any other details you need to complete the rescue.

BRING FOOD RESCUE US TO YOUR COMMUNITY

If there isn’t a Food Rescue US location near you, you can start one! Learn more here.