Do you know of any corporation in the food industry that could donate residual food to the poor locally?

We are looking for ways to danate food to the poor and homeless in a more organized way at a community level. We are looking for practical ideas to help. Asked by chiefbaker 27 months ago Similar questions: corporation food industry donate residual poor locally Food & Drink > Food.

Similar questions: corporation food industry donate residual poor locally.

My idea is totally not original... ...but in the NYC area there are organizations called City Harvest, I think Long Island Harvest, etc. They get donations from restaurants in the local vicinity and bring them to homeless shelters. They are very organized and do very good work. Some of them run food pantries but not with this particular foods (farmers markets perhaps?

- don't know). There was also a HUD sponsored program for housed or sheltered homeless folks that funded some meals, food pantries, food lines. Not sure if it is still there.

There has been so much work done by homeless services agencies across the country - get in touch with some of them and see what they do - don't reinvent the wheel - use your energy to come up with new ideas! All the best..

1 The corporations near me work with a large food pantry and a well-known soup kitchen.

The corporations near me work with a large food pantry and a well-known soup kitchen.

2 I always assumed that the local supermarkets already had deals with the food pantry and soup kitchens to donate items nearing their shelf life expectancy when they rotate their stock or items with damaged packaging but otherwise perfectly good to use.

I always assumed that the local supermarkets already had deals with the food pantry and soup kitchens to donate items nearing their shelf life expectancy when they rotate their stock or items with damaged packaging but otherwise perfectly good to use.

3 first - to the asker local.yahoo.com/info-14175163-second-har..., you would be surprised about that. Although it makes perfect sense,a lot of grocery store are prohibited by law from donating foodstuffs. Some can only donate certain items - like stale breads, etc.The rest has to be thrown in the dumpster.

First - to the asker local.yahoo.com/info-14175163-second-har..., you would be surprised about that. Although it makes perfect sense,a lot of grocery store are prohibited by law from donating foodstuffs. Some can only donate certain items - like stale breads, etc.The rest has to be thrown in the dumpster.

4 I think hotels contribute an amount of their extra unused foods. Check with your local hotels perhaps.

I think hotels contribute an amount of their extra unused foods. Check with your local hotels perhaps.

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