Man Launches 'Uber Eats-Style' Service That Rescues Surplus Event Food and Delivers it to Charities
Since B12Give launched in Toronto last May, the service has saved more than 11,000 pounds of food from ending up in a landfill.
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Scientists and Refugees Are Growing Crops in the Desert Using Discarded Mattresses Bound for the Landfill
Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaching refugees how to use old mattress foam to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in Jordan.
30,000 Pounds of Leftover Super Bowl Food Saved From Landfill and Donated to Charity
The volunteer mission is expected to feed more than 20,000 people now that the food has been successfully distributed throughout southern Florida.
Bon Jovi Helps Those 'Living on a Prayer': Opens Pay-What-You-Can Restaurant for Cash-Strapped College Students
Jon Bon Jovi has just opened his third charity restaurant 'JBJ Soul Kitchen' at Rutgers University to help support hungry college students.
Another Police Department Starts Collecting Canned Food in Lieu of Parking Ticket Fines
More and more police squads are parking fines to collect donations for important community initiatives—and this Ohio department is no exception.
Man With No Kids of His Own Pays Off Lunch Debts for Every Child in 9 Florida Schools
When a Palm Beach County man heard that more than 400 kids couldn't get a full lunch at school because they owed money, he knew he wanted to do something.
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Goes To The World's Largest Hunger Program
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Goes to the World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organization that feeds the hungry.
This BBQ Joint Grills Up Comfort Food For Storm-Ravaged Iowa Residents, Free of Charge
Willie Ray's Q Shack has been serving up to 400 free meals a day to storm-hit, Cedar Rapids residents in Iowa.
First Grader Turns Her Dream of Feeding Homeless People Into Reality -By Launching Her Own Foundation
Paris Williams is a first grader from St. Louis. She's just started her own foundation to help tackle food insecurity among the homeless.
Face-Masked Batman is 'The Superhero to the Homeless', Bringing Food to Them Across Santiago
An anonymous do-gooder dressed as batman (but with a face mask) delivers food to the homeless people on streets in Santiago Chile.
This Sweet Family-Style Restaurant Has No Prices, and Feeds Anyone in Alabama -WATCH
Drexell & Honeybee's in Brewton, Alabama serves the usual Southern dishes, but with no prices-just a box where people can pay what they can.
When Hunger Intensifies in Pennsylvania, the Soup Brigade Mobilizes
For 4 years in Yardley, Pennsylvania, St. Andrew's church has been running a food program for shut-in seniors, but when COVID hit a soup brigade mobilized.
From Pizza to Fresh Vegetables: When You're in The Bronx, You're Going to Get Fed By This Generous Community
During the pandemic, people in Riverdale in The Bronx have set up The Pizza Brigade and a Friendly Fridge on the street to feed those in need.
Washington Man Rescues 2.4 Million Pounds of Farmers' Crops Going to Waste, Gets Them to Food Banks Across State
The Washington state nonprofit EastWest Food Rescue delivers truckloads of food that would be thrown out to food banks in western cities like Seattle.
Hero Teacher Spent Every Day in Lockdown Preparing Food for His Pupils and Delivered 7,500 Packed Lunches
A hero teacher in England spent every day preparing food for his 85 students who were home in quarantine— and delivered 7,500 packed lunches.
Refugee-Run Restaurant Voted 'Nicest Place in America' is Now Feeding Furloughed Workers Too
The restaurant's latest efforts to feed federal works during the shutdown only further reenforces their reputation as the "Nicest Place in America".
Malnutrition Across India Has Plummeted By 60 Million-And Most of Asia Has a Similar Success Story
India decreased the number of people suffering from malnutrition by 60 million-a 21% drop in just 15 years-and other Asian nations saw similar gains.
When Collapsed Tourist Trade Leaves Elephants Hungry, Woman Devises Win-Win Solution With Local Farmers
Since COVID-19 has brought Nepal's tourism industry to a halt, Elephant Aid International has found the perfect solution for keeping captive elephants fed.
Chef Andrés' Charity is Injecting $50 Million into Restaurants By Paying Them to Feed the Hungry
This is just one of the ways that Chef José and World Central Kitchen have been working tirelessly to feed people during the COVID crisis, too.
Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers' Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks
When many businesses and schools are closed by COVID, Kroger's Dairy Rescue Program donates extra milk from suppliers to communities in need and food banks
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