Over the years, StopWaste has had the honor of working with community partners and grantees who make sure that good healthy food is making its way to feed people, not being thrown away or even composted. Some partners work directly with suppliers, grocers, and institutions to recover food, while others work in the cross section between health or housing and food.
Along with taking care in our own kitchens to reduce the amount of food going to waste over the holidays, there are also many ways to support these essential local food organizations this giving season and throughout the year. Whether it's by passing on information for how to get food safely to neighbors in need, purchasing additional food boxes, or donating money, time, or resources, there are many opportunities to support community food resources.
Below is a short list of links for ways to support local organizations developed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, though still very much relevant.
Resources
- Find a Food Pantry - Alameda County Community Food Pantry search tool. Enter your address or zip code and find food distribution locations closest to you.
- Ways to Volunteer & Donate to food organizations - Edible East Bay
- Top Tips to Help Food Banks Over the Holidays - Imperfect Foods
* Photo above taken at Hope Collaborative in Oakland, one of StopWaste's 2021 grantees.
To learn more about our grantee organizations and partners, please visit StopWaste's previously funded grants page
