Donate to Binghamton Food Rescue!
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(Summary: Binghamton Food Rescue takes healthy food that would otherwise be discarded and distributes it to food-insecure communities in the Greater Binghamton Area. They are building their capacity and need your help to expand operations. Click “Donate Now” to give what you can)!
We started Binghamton Food Rescue because there’s a big problem in our food system -- we throw out huge quantities of food that could otherwise be used to combat food insecurity and hunger.
According to the Food and Health Network of South Central New York (FaHN), 12.9% of all residents and 23.8% of children in Broome County do not have reliable access to healthy, nutritious food. These children are more likely to develop life-long health problems like asthma and anemia, as well as speech or motor skills impairments and other non-communicable diseases. Nutrition is essential for all individuals to build healthy, happy, and independent lives. Taking into consideration the FAO’s estimate that we throw out 30-40% of all food that passes through our food system, there is a huge gap between the food that we produce and the food insecurity communities experience due to barriers in accessing nutritious food.
Binghamton Food Rescue is fighting to change that. Our mission is to increase access to nutrition while mitigating waste and promoting a just, sustainable food system in our hometown.
There's a lot more food-waste that could be used to feed food-insecure communities struggling with hunger and malnutrition, but we need your help to make that happen.
Here’s what your donations will go to:
Equipment — Refrigerators, coolers, rescue bins, bicycles, bike trailers. The stuff that helps us get food from donors and bring it to people in need.
Community Outreach — reaching new volunteers, partners, and donors who will help us secure and transport food.
Acquiring non-profit status — This will allow us to apply for grants and encourage large retailers and other organizations to donate more of their food waste, drastically expanding our food donor base.
Please click the “Donate Now Button” and give what you can. Just $5 could help us reach hundreds of new people and bring our community into a healthier and food-secure future.
Thank you,
The Binghamton Food Rescue Team
References:
Helping to Create Hunger-Free Communities. Rep. Food and Health Network of South-Central New York, 2014. Web. 2014. <https://fahnblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/helping-to-create-hunger-free-communities.pdf>.
"Food Waste: The Facts." World Food Day. United Nations Environment Programme, n.d. Web. 25 July 2016. <http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/food_waste_the_facts>.
We started Binghamton Food Rescue because there’s a big problem in our food system -- we throw out huge quantities of food that could otherwise be used to combat food insecurity and hunger.
According to the Food and Health Network of South Central New York (FaHN), 12.9% of all residents and 23.8% of children in Broome County do not have reliable access to healthy, nutritious food. These children are more likely to develop life-long health problems like asthma and anemia, as well as speech or motor skills impairments and other non-communicable diseases. Nutrition is essential for all individuals to build healthy, happy, and independent lives. Taking into consideration the FAO’s estimate that we throw out 30-40% of all food that passes through our food system, there is a huge gap between the food that we produce and the food insecurity communities experience due to barriers in accessing nutritious food.
Binghamton Food Rescue is fighting to change that. Our mission is to increase access to nutrition while mitigating waste and promoting a just, sustainable food system in our hometown.
There's a lot more food-waste that could be used to feed food-insecure communities struggling with hunger and malnutrition, but we need your help to make that happen.
Here’s what your donations will go to:
Equipment — Refrigerators, coolers, rescue bins, bicycles, bike trailers. The stuff that helps us get food from donors and bring it to people in need.
Community Outreach — reaching new volunteers, partners, and donors who will help us secure and transport food.
Acquiring non-profit status — This will allow us to apply for grants and encourage large retailers and other organizations to donate more of their food waste, drastically expanding our food donor base.
Please click the “Donate Now Button” and give what you can. Just $5 could help us reach hundreds of new people and bring our community into a healthier and food-secure future.
Thank you,
The Binghamton Food Rescue Team
References:
Helping to Create Hunger-Free Communities. Rep. Food and Health Network of South-Central New York, 2014. Web. 2014. <https://fahnblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/helping-to-create-hunger-free-communities.pdf>.
"Food Waste: The Facts." World Food Day. United Nations Environment Programme, n.d. Web. 25 July 2016. <http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/food_waste_the_facts>.
Organizer
Christian DiRado-Owens
Organizer
Binghamton, NY
