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Local impact across New England
Local ImpactMaine's Fight to End Child Hunger: Full Plates Full Potential
Maine has the highest rate of child food insecurity in New England. One organization is working to make sure every kid gets fed — at school, over the summer, and beyond.
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Local ImpactHow Portland's Community Gardens Are Feeding Food Deserts
Volunteer-run community gardens across Portland are providing fresh produce to neighborhoods with no grocery stores within walking distance.
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Local ImpactAugusta Restaurants Join the Surplus Food Movement
For Augusta-area restaurants, donating surplus food can be easier — and more rewarding — than throwing it away.
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Community StoriesThe College Students Who Turned Leftover Dining-Hall Food Into 20 Million Meals
What began in 2011 when a few University of Maryland students refused to watch good dining-hall food hit the dumpster is now a national movement that has recovered more than 24 million pounds of food.
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Tax TipsThe 2023 Law That Made It Even Safer to Donate Surplus Food
The Food Donation Improvement Act expanded America's decades-old donor protections — covering direct donations and reduced-price sales for the first time.
Food RescueThe Volunteers Who Glean America's Fields to End Hunger
For over 40 years, the Society of St. Andrew has sent volunteers into farm fields after the harvest to rescue produce that would otherwise rot — more than 800 million pounds and counting.
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Community StoriesA Plate of Potato Skins That Launched a Food-Rescue Movement
In 1982, a dinner-table realization about wasted potato insides led to City Harvest — now New York's largest food rescue, delivering over 245,000 pounds of food a day.
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Food RescueHow Food Rescue Apps Saved 26 Million Meals in One Year
From Too Good To Go to Food Rescue Hero, technology platforms are transforming surplus food into millions of rescued meals — and the numbers keep growing.
Partner SpotlightsSingapore's Landmark Law That Changed Food Donation Forever
In August 2024, Singapore passed the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, removing the legal fear that kept restaurants and grocery stores from donating surplus food.
Community StoriesWhen a Food Bank Became a Pharmacy: Albany's Food Farmacy Program
A New York food bank's 12-week program is proving that the right groceries can be as powerful as medication for patients managing diabetes.
Community StoriesMichigan Students Won $1 Million for Campus Food Banks
By sharing their own stories of going hungry between classes, college students in Michigan convinced lawmakers to fund campus food pantries statewide.
🌍 Impact around the world
How communities worldwide are fighting food waste
Global StoriesFrance Made Food Waste Illegal — and Donations Soared
Since 2016, French supermarkets have been banned from trashing edible food. The result: tens of thousands of tons rescued every year and a sharp rise in donations.
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Global StoriesHow South Korea Went From 2% to 95% Food Waste Recycling
A pay-as-you-throw system and RFID smart bins turned a national waste crisis into one of the world's great circular-economy success stories.
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Global StoriesKenyan Farmers Turn Surplus Vegetables Into Meals for Thousands
In Nyandarua County, smallholder farmers donate surplus vegetables to Food Banking Kenya in exchange for staples like rice and oil.
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Global StoriesThailand's Cloud Food Bank: A Digital Revolution in Food Rescue
Bangkok's Scholars of Sustenance foundation built a mobile app that rescues food from hotels and restaurants, delivering it to communities in need within hours.
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Global StoriesIndia's Community Fridge Movement: Free Meals on Every Corner
From Kerala to Delhi, community fridges stocked by restaurants and residents are providing free meals to anyone who needs them — no questions asked.
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