Impact by the Numbers
July 2024
Pounds of food rescued - 305,728.50 lbs
Via LFR fleet and Food Rescue Hero
Pounds of food rescued at the Farmers Market - 13,191 lbs
Happening on every Wednesday & Saturday, since June 1, 2024
Pounds of food shared throughout our community- 152,943.50 lbs
Via LFR fleet and Food Rescue Hero
372.30 Tons of CO2eq emissions prevented* through rescuing food
* includes transport to landfill, fugitive methane emissions, energy recovery offset, and landfill carbon storage. See how this is calculated - here.
157 Food Rescues Completed
Through the Food Rescue Hero app
Celebrating 1 Year with Food Rescue Hero!
In July, we celebrated an entire year of using the Food Rescue Hero app! Our Lakeshore Food Rescue program utilizes this app to harness the power of volunteer drivers. Collecting surplus food from local retailers, the app helps us connect with local non-profit partners to ensure that fresh food gets to individuals and families who need it.
Over the past year, 70 volunteers have responded to notifications sent through the Food Rescue Hero app - turning excess food into healthy food access - by completing over 1,200 Food Rescues!
Join our team of Volunteer Food Rescue drivers today, by downloading the app (available on Apple and Android)! Claim a rescue route when it’s convenient for you, or sign up for a recurring route at the same time, same place each week. Reach out to Joe, our Food Rescue Coordinator & Volunteer Experience Champion if you have any questions.
Volunteer With Us at The Holland Farmers Market!
It’s August which means farmers are busy harvesting in Michigan! Support our local farmers by coming out to the market this month. Our partnership with the Holland farmers market vendors means we are collecting perfectly good produce, otherwise ending up in the landfill, and getting it to those who need it most. We hope you’ll consider joining us as a food rescue volunteer at the market this summer!
Join us as a gleaner! As a Volunteer Gleaner, you’ll help rescue produce that local farmers and vendors donate at the end of the Market. Collecting at the market wouldn’t be possible without volunteers powering gleaning each Saturday & we’re actively seeking volunteers to join this season’s Gleaning crew!
Power our Produce Donation table! We provide a Produce Donation table on Wednesdays throughout the summer, powered by volunteers! As a volunteer, you’ll staff the booth, talk about Action House & LFR with interested individuals, accept and weigh produce donations, and clean up at the end of the day!
Please sign up to glean or collect produce with us this summer, or share the links above with your friends & family to help us spread the word. We’re thankful for our partnership with the Holland Farmers Market, and for the variety of opportunities to engage in the market throughout the summer. We’ll see you at the Market!
Learn more about Food Rescue Volunteering!
Are you interested in learning more about Food Rescue volunteer opportunities with Action House? Join us for an in-person volunteer orientation. During orientation, you’ll learn how you can get involved and how you can help reduce food waste in our community!
Want to get in contact with the Food Rescue team?
Contact Joe (Food Rescue Coordinator & Volunteer Experience Champion) at jguzman@communityactionhouse.org
