Photo: Selena Salfen

FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM

The largest and longest-running program at TC Food Justice is our Food Rescue Program. This program is the core of our work. We find donors with excess produce that they wish to donate instead of discard; partner with nearby hunger relief organizations to plan weekly produce drop-offs; and coordinate our volunteers to collect, sort, and deliver the food by bike or by car. We are proud to serve smaller grocers and hunger relief organizations that have been excluded from traditional, larger-scale food rescue programs. We deliver food the same or next day, maximizing its quality and likelihood of being consumed. All our deliveries operate free of cost to donor and recipient organizations.

Photo: Selena Salfen

BICYCLE FOOD RESCUES

We currently have one pedal-powered rescue. For bike rescues, the volunteer picks up the TCFJ trailer and attaches it to his/her bike, and tows produce from donor to recipient locations.

We are always looking to become more eco-friendly, so let us know if you would like to pick up food with your bike! It’s a great way to volunteer and exercise all in one!

Photo: Selena Salfen

Full fridge initiative

Through our Full Fridge Initiative, we partner with the Ramsey County Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team, and The Continental & Lamoreaux - Aeon properties to provide fresh produce and bread directly to those served by these organizations. Our Full Fridge Initiative program stocks the fridges at each of these organizations with food deliveries. By supplying food directly to people at the organizations already part of their routines, we bypass the bureaucratic processes that often prevent people from getting the food they need (e.g. limits on visits, difficulty transporting food, etc.).