About Feeding Charlotte

Our Mission

To rescue surplus, freshly prepared meals to reduce food waste and feed the hungry.

Our Goal

To reduce food waste by connecting the dots between those with too much food to those without enough.

Our Solution

To partner with organizations, rescue their leftover fresh meals, and deliver them to local nonprofits who feed the hungry.

Food Statistics

Once we found out these facts, we couldn’t turn away. Food rescue is a solution for food insecurity—we need to help.

133 billion lbs. of food is wasted every year

We act as the conduit between food waste and hunger

6% of all greenhouse gas emission (GHG) each year are due to food loss & waste

We keep more than 100K lbs of out the landfill every year

40% of all food produced in the US ends up in the landfill before reaching consumers

We get surplus food into hungry bellies

Nearly 15% of households in Mecklenburg County are food insecure

We rescue food to feed our hungry neighbors

1 in 6 households with children are not sure where their next meal will come from

We supply food to kid-focused nonprofits

1 in 10 senior citizens in Mecklenburg County are food insecure

We provide food to underfunded senior living facilities

Rescuing surplus, freshly prepared meals to reduce food waste and feed the hungry.

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