Food rescue

A solution to food insecurity: Gathering and giving food that would otherwise go in the landfill.

Volunteers unloading boxes of produce from a 16-foot refrigerated truck for Eat Greater Des Moines
 

What is food rescue?

Food rescue is the process of gathering donated, excess food that would otherwise be thrown away from food service providers and giving it to hungry people.  


When a company has a pallet of oranges in need of a home, or dozens of pre-packaged day-old sandwiches that would otherwise be thrown away, collective efforts come to pick it up.


It’s then transported to local organizations to distribute, such as libraries, homeless shelters, youth programs, and schools.

 
A box of donated sandwiches and market food from Kum&Go for Eat Greater Des Moines
 
Donate Food

FAQs

  • Anyone can be part of the solution: wholesale distributers, grocery stores, convenient stores, hotels, event centers, farmers, restaurants, etc. Do you have excess food? We’d love to partner with you.

  • Under Good Samaritan Law, those who make donations in good faith are protected if something goes wrong.

We need you.

 Help us create a healthier food system that works for everyone.