Prevent perfectly good food from going to waste.

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Download the 412 Food Rescue app:

iPhone with the Food Rescue Hero app
1

Register for food rescue notifications

Join the fastest growing and largest community of volunteers -- Food Rescue Heroes -- in the country and get an alert when a food rescue is available to claim.
2

Find a food rescue nearby

Claim a route that works for your schedule - in about 30 minutes you'll pick up and deliver fresh, nutritious food - so people who need it can be nourished by it.
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.

Powered by Food Rescue Hero

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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

21,293,707

lbs. of surplus food rescued

17,744,756

meals provided

11,562,487

lbs. of CO2 mitigated

Our volunteers are our heroes -- our beloved Food Rescue Heroes -- and together we are transforming our community.

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