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412 Food Rescue

Mission

We prevent perfectly good food from entering the waste stream by redirecting it to those who are experiencing food insecurity. Thanks to thousands of volunteer food rescue heroes, our model of food recovery and redistribution prevents perfectly good food from entering the waste stream and brings healthy food directly to people who need it.

About

Driven by the belief that good food belongs to people, not landfills, 412 Food Rescue launched in Pittsburgh, PA in March 2015 to redirect healthy food from the waste stream to households and nonprofits that serve people experiencing food insecurity. In the United States, as much as 40 percent of food produced is wasted while 1 in 8 people go hungry. The only organization in the Greater Pittsburgh Region focused on food that would otherwise be discarded, 412 Food Rescue addresses both hunger and food waste by mobilizing volunteers to bring surplus food from retail locations to nonprofits serving people in need. The growing team of 13,000+ volunteer drivers, mobilized by the Food Rescue Hero® technology platform, has redirected more than 20 million pounds of food in western Pennsylvania, equating to 16 million meals and mitigating 10 million pounds of CO2 emissions in the process. Locally, the organization works with 800 food retailers and 600 nonprofit partners.

Opportunities

Currently Available Positions:

To find more opportunities, visit https://412foodrescue.org/about-us/careers/

Contact

Website: https://412foodrescue.org/

Email: info@412foodrescue.org

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