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Food Rescue US - Fairfield County

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Food Rescue US - Fairfield County disrupts the cycle of food waste by directing nutritious, surplus food to those in need. We leverage technology and a network of volunteers to streamline food rescue while fostering strong community connections. Food Rescue US - Fairfield County coordinates rescues every day of the week, averaging over 350 rescues weekly. Our food donors encompass grocery stores, schools, corporate dining, farmers’ markets, and more. Additionally, we organize seasonal weekly food distributions with a local urban farm, large-scale distributions of bulk items, and multiple neighborhood garden share programs.

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Rob Mathes Holiday Concert

Rob Mathes Holiday Concert to Benefit Food Rescue US

December 20 - December 22
Performing Arts Center

Celebrate the season with VIP tickets for Rob Mathes‘ annual holiday concert benefiting Food Rescue US! Performances are December 20th, 21st and 22nd at the Performing Arts Center. VIP tickets include seats…

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Site Lifetime Numbers

2011

Year Established

32,814,000

Meals Provided

44,060,000

LBS OF FOOD KEPT FROM LANDFILL

315

Food Donor Partners

225

Social Service Agency Partners

3,260

Volunteers

Our Food Rescue US - Fairfield County Team

Co-Site Director

Haley Schulman

Food Rescue US - Fairfield County Co-Site Director Haley Schulman

haley@foodrescue.us
(800) 280-3298 x10

After years of experience in the hospitality and events industry where she witnessed enormous amounts of food being wasted, Haley redirected her focus towards supporting a more sustainable food system. She nurtured her interest in local foods by volunteering at nearby farms and as a food rescuer with Food Rescue US. The immediate positive impact of providing nutritious foods to her community led her to take on a larger role with Food Rescue US – Fairfield County as Program Associate. She now looks forward to her new role as National Site Coordinator and to supporting the mission of Food Rescue US on a national scale. If she is not out rescuing food, she is most likely taking her rescue pup Louise on a hike.

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Co-Site Director

Karen Saggese

Portrait of Karen Saggese, co-site director of Food Rescue US - Fairfield County

karen@foodrescue.us

Karen began her Food Rescue US experience as a volunteer rescuer, which evolved into serving as the Food Recovery and Climate Research Coordinator for Fairfield County.  Passionate about reducing food insecurity, food waste and climate change, she jumped at the opportunity to expand her impact and her role as Co-Site Director for Fairfield County.  With a BA in Art History from the University of Pittsburgh and a JD and Global Law and Policy Certificate from the Syracuse University College of Law, Karen brings a breadth of knowledge to her new role.  As a current board member for both the Greenwich Youth Conservation Program and the Greenwich Department of Human Services Foundation, as well as a regular volunteer server for New Covenant House in Stamford, Karen has found many meaningful ways to give back and help build greater community.  She looks forward to being able to do more of the same in her new role.  Karen resides in lower Fairfield County with her husband and three children, where she raises chickens and quail with her dog, Beanie.

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Volunteer Coordinator

Laney Lloyd

Laney Lloyd, volunteer coordinator for Food Rescue US - Fairfield County

laney@foodrescue.us

Laney Lloyd has lived in New Canaan for 25 years where she and her husband raised their triplets. She recently retired from a career in investment banking and asset management, having worked at JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Deutschebank. With more time for her passion for fighting food insecurity, Laney took on the role of New Volunteer Coordinator in 2021. She has been a food rescuer since 2011. Laney’s other passion is photography and she has donated her talents to Planet New Canaan, Stamford Animal Care and Control, the Darien Land Trust and the New Canaan Land Trust, where she was the official photographer for the 2020 New Canaan Sculpture Trail.

 

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Food Donors

Food Rescue US – Fairfield County

Adam J. Lewis Academy
ALDI, Fairfield
Ambler Farm
Aux Delices
Balducci’s, Greenwich
Balducci’s, Westport
Bedford Middle School
Big Y, Bethel
Big Y, Newtown
Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Brookfield
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bonkers Cupcakes
Branson Hall at Christ & Holy Church
Bridgeport Hospital Food and Nutrition
Brooklawn Country Club
Bruegger’s Bagels, Trumbull
Capital Grille, Stamford
Chartwells
Charter Communications
Cloudy Lane Bakery
COBS Bread, Greenwich
COBS Bread, Stamford
Coffee An’ Donut
Coleytown Middle School
Commons at Grace Farms Foundation
Costco, Norwalk
Country Farm II Farmers’ Market
CulinArt Group
Daniels Farm School
Darien Farmers’ Market
DiMare Pastry Shop
Donut Crazy, Westport
Double L Market
Eagle Hill School
Fairfield Farmers’ Market
Fairfield University
Fairgate Farm
Fairway Market, Pelham, NY
Flour Water Salt Bread
Fort Hill Farm
Gazy Brothers Farm
Gold’s Delicatessen
Greens Farm Elementary
Greens Farms Academy
Greenwich Academy
Greenwich Hospital
Happy Monkey
Helen Keller Middle School
Homefront Farmers
J&S Sweet Success
Kings Food Market
Kings Highway Elementary School
Kneads
Lily’s Weston Market
Little Pub
Little River Farm
Liz Sue Bagels, Stamford
Marianna’s Pantry
Middlebrook School
Mike’s Organic
Nora’s Ovenworks
Norwalk Hospital Cafeteria
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Old Greenwich Elementary School
Ox Hollow Farm
On The Marc Catering
Panera Bread, Danbury
Panera Bread, Monroe
Panera Bread, Trumbull
Pound Ridge Organics
Raphael’s Bakery
Riverbank Farm
Sacred Heart University
Saugatuck Elementary School
Saugatuck Kitchens
Seacoast Mushrooms
ShopRite, Brookfield
ShopRite, Danbury
Silverman’s Farm
Snow’s Farm
Sodexo
Something Natural Bakery
Sport Hill Farm LLC
St. Luke’s School
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Stamford Hospital
Staples High School
Starbucks, Danbury Mall
Starbucks, Danbury – Mill Plain Road
Starbucks, Danbury – Newtown Road
Starbucks, Fairfield – Black Rock Turnpike
Starbucks, Monroe
Starbucks, Ridgefield
Stew Leonard’s, Danbury
Stew Leonard’s, Norwalk
Stop & Shop, Darien
Stop & Shop, Fairfield – Kings Highway
Stop & Shop, Greenwich – Glen Ridge Road
Stop & Shop, Greenwich – W. Putnam Avenue
Stop & Shop, Norwalk – Connecticut Avenue
Stop & Shop, Norwalk – Main Avenue
Stop & Shop, Stamford – Bedford Street
Stop & Shop, Stamford – W. Main Street
Stop & Shop, Trumbull
Stop & Shop, Wilton
Stylish Spoon
Synapse Group
Synchrony
The Granola Bar of Westport
Trader Joe’s, Danbury
Trader Joe’s, Darien
Trader Joe’s, Fairfield
Trader Joe’s, Stamford
Trader Joe’s, Westport
Upper Crust Bagel Company, Old Greenwich
Village Bagels, Stamford
Village Bagels, Westport
Viv’s Veggies at Chestnut Farm
Wakeman Town Farm
Walter Stewart’s Market, New Canaan
Wave Hill Breads
Wells Hill Farm
Weston Public Schools
Westport Farmers Market
Westport Grow-a-Row
Whole Foods, Danbury
Whole Foods, Darien
Whole Foods, Fairfield
Whole Foods, Greenwich
Whole Foods, Westport
Wilton High School
Winfield Street Coffee
Yalla Organic

Social Service Agencies

Food Rescue US – Fairfield County

Agnes Morley Heights – Greenwich Housing Authority
Alpha Community Services Families in Transition Shelter
Assembly of God World Vision Youth
Association of Religious Communities
Augustana Homes Danbury
Barbara’s House
Bethel Memorial Pantry
Bridgeport Islamic Community Center
Black Rock Food Pantry
Boys & Girls Club, Greenwich
Bridgeport Rescue Mission
Bridgeport Tabernacle
Broad River Homes
Building One Community
Burroughs Community Center
Calvary Seventh-day Adventist Church
Camella’s Cupboard
Canal Park – Westport Housing Authority
Caritas
Caroline House, Inc.
Center for Food Equity and Economic Development
Cesar Batalla Family Resource Center
Community Health Center – Domus
Connecticut Renaissance Inc.
Cornerstone Community Church
CT Housing Partners
Daily Bread Food Pantry
East End NRZ Market
Eben-Ezer Tabernacle Church Of God
Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County
Fairfield Senior Center
Fairfield Yabantu
Family and Children’s Agency
Feed My Sheep
Feed The People
Full Circle Youth Empowerment
Future Five
Gillespie Center
Greater Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church
Hales Court – Westport Housing Authority
Healthy Choices for Seniors
Homes for the Brave
Inspirica, Family Housing
Inspirica, Gilead
Inspirica, Women’s Housing
Interfaith Aids Ministry of Greater Danbury
International Alliance of Chaplains and Law Enforcement
Jericho Partnership
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich
Julia Stark Elementary School
Keystone House
Kids In Crisis
Kingdom Impact Builders Ministries (Fridgeport)
King’s Pantry
Lucy Baney Family Reunification Center
Mary C Rich Boys & Girls Club
Monroe Food Pantry
Neighbor to Neighbor
New Canaan Food Pantry
New Covenant Center
New Life Church
Newtown Senior Center
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk Senior Center
Nosotr@s CT
nOURish Bridgeport
Open Doors
Operation Hope
Pacific House, Danbury
Pacific House, Norwalk
Pacific House, Stamford
Pathways
Person to Person, Darien
Person to Person, Norwalk
Person to Person, Stamford
Pivot Ministries
PT Partners
Revival House Food Pantry
Ridgefield Housing Authority
Room to Grow Preschool
Saint Joseph Parenting Center
Saint Mary of Stamford Parish
Schilo Food Pantry Program
Schoolhouse Apartments
Silver Source
St. George Church
Stamford Church of God of Prophecy
Staying Put in New Canaan
Stern Village
Summerfield United Methodist Church
Tabernacle of Grace Church
The Connection Inc.
The Eleanor Apartments
The Salvation Army, Danbury
The Salvation Army, Norwalk
The Salvation Army, Stamford
Thomas Merton Center
Trumbull Food Pantry
UCONN Stamford Husky Harvest
Unidad Latina de Acción
Vicarious Foundation
Victory Christian Center
Walnut Hill Community Church Bethel
Weston Food Pantry
164 Wilson Food Pantry
Wilton Interfaith Food Pantry
Yerwood Boys & Girls Club