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Food for Donation

 

Additional Online Resources for Food for Donation

  • Oakland Gleaners -
    Ripe fruit from backyard trees in Oakland. Organization will direct you to where to donate your picked fruit or pick it from your trees, and donate it for you.
  • Food Cowboy app -
    Food Cowboy uses mobile technology to safely route surplus food from wholesalers and restaurants instead of landfills.
  • Facebook Buy Nothing Groups -
    List Perishable and non-perishable food from your household that neighbors may want and be able to use.
  • Food Donation Connection -
    Manages food donation programs for food service companies including restaurants, airports, college campuses and more.
  • FreeCycle -
    Moving? Going out of town? Not to your taste? Offer fresh and pantry items to neighbors.
  • Facebook Buy Nothing Groups -
  • LiquiDonate -
    Non-perishable only. Commercial quantity. LiquiDonate matches and moves reclaimable items (ex. returns, liquidation, branded items, inventory, apparel, office/warehouse supplies, nonperishable food) from businesses to nonprofits, including arranging pickup or delivery. Free delivery for non-profits, business pays for delivery.
  • OLIO app - The Food Sharing Revolution -
    Volunteer to pick up perishable food locally to use or redistribute
  • Sustainable America - Food Rescue Locator -
    A directory of organizations across the United States that rescue, glean, transport, prepare, and distribute food to the needy in their communities.
  • Food for All app -
    App enabling consumers to buy restaurant food not sold at end of day at an 80% discount.

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