Preventing perfectly good food from going to waste in Pittsburgh & Southwest Pennsylvania.

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412 Food Rescue Celebrates 9 Years with #FoodRescueHero Week 🥳

In the United States, as much as 40 percent of food produced is wasted, while in our community, 1 in…
Programs

412 Food Rescue’s Good Food Project Expands Hours

412 Food Rescue is excited to announce that the Good Food Project Kitchen in Millvale is expanding its hours! Beginning…
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Pittsburgh’s Resiliency Through Community Empowerment – My Journey with 412 Food Rescue

Joining 412 Food Rescue was more than a decision; it was a pledge to break free from the cycle of…
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412 Food Rescue Celebrates Food Rescue Hero Week, March 11-15

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Mon., March 11, 2024) — Pittsburgh is a city of food rescue heroes, and on the week of March…
iPhone with the Food Rescue Hero app
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Register for food rescue notifications

Join the fastest growing and largest community of volunteers, download our app and turn on notifications to get an alert when a food rescue is available to claim.
2

Find a food rescue nearby

Claim a rescue route that works for your schedule, available daily and weekly - in as little as 30 minutes you'll pick up and deliver fresh, nutritious food.
3

Feed people, not landfills

One food rescue at a time delivers fresh food to nonprofits who serve our neighbors experiencing food insecurity, and makes a huge impact on our community.

We fight food waste:

Up to 40% of food that is produced is wasted.

We fight hunger:

1 in 7 people goes hungry every day.

We protect the environment:

Food waste generates the most toxic greenhouse gas in landfills.

Project Stats

31,006,344

lbs. of surplus food rescued

25,838,620

meals provided

55,300,922

lbs. of CO2 mitigated

Alongside our amazing volunteers, known as Food Rescue Heroes - together we are transforming the communities all around us.

BNY Mellon staff at a volunteer event

See how it works.

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2020 World Changing Idea Award Winner

Fast Company

Chances are, all that leftover food from your office party or wedding might end up in a dumpster—and eventually the landfill. Unless a hero swoops in.

NPR