Denver Food Rescue Email Format
Civic and Social OrganizationsUnited States11-50 Employees
Denver Food Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to reducing food waste and increasing access to nutritious food with our Denver neighbors. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐. We recover fresh, surplus food from 25+retailers including grocery stores, wholesalers, farmers markets, catering companies, etc. Our incredible team of volunteers deliver this bounty directly to one of our No Cost Grocery Program (NCGP) partners, often by e-bike! NCGPs are community-led grocery distributions which are locatedย within communitiesย with limited access to fresh, nutritious food. We aim to break down traditional barriers of the charitable food system, as the programs never require sign up or documentation like proof of income. Our direct and decentralized model enables us to focus our recovery work on perishable, nutrient-dense foods that are inaccessibleย in many Denver neighbors - in 2024, 58% of the food we recovered was fresh fruits andย vegetables. ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ: ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโย We are driven to mitigate the climate impacts of food waste while honoring environmental stewardship ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐โย We strive to ensure that all Denver residents have consistent access to nutritious, culturally meaningful food ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒย โย We aim to dismantle systemic inequities around food access by centering the voices of communities affected ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ! Whetherย you volunteer, share your homegrown produce, donate to our work, or simply spread the word, your support makes a real difference in the lives of our Denver neighbors and the environmental health of the city we call home. Together, we are building a more equitable & sustainable food system!