Rescuing excess food

so only hunger is

left behind.

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) redistributes excess food to people experiencing food insecurity.

A volunteer carrying bags of donated food

Why We Exist

Diverting just 15% of all wasted food, would reduce the number of food insecure Americans by 50%.

40%

of food in the US is thrown away.

1 in 8

Americans are food insecure.

Our Work

RLC has been redistributing excess food to people experiencing food insecurity in our communities since 2013.

22,000,231

pounds rescued

50,782,326

pounds of emissions prevented

18,333,525

meals provided

A volunteer carrying bags of donated food
A person receiving donated food from Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
A group of volunteers carrying donated food in New York City

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