Food Recovery and Rescue
November 10, 2016
How to Get Involved
More often than not, involvement in Food Rescue only takes a slight change in perspective. By
making small adjustments in our daily lives, whether that is choosing a caterer that donates the
excess food at the end of your event or identifying food recovery opportunities in your workplace, we
all have the ability to fight hunger.
Here are some of Iowa’s hunger fighters who are fighting hunger in Iowa through food rescue.
A recently launched App, ChowBank, is operated by Eat Greater Des Moines, a nonprofit
organization whose mission works to provide access to healthy food for all Iowans. The ChowBank
App functions as a sustainable platform for Donors and Recipients to collaborate and interact in real
time, thus expediting the process of Food Rescue efforts in Des Moines and the surrounding area.
Find out more about ChowBank here!
Founded 20 years ago in 1996, Table to Table serves as a facilitator for collecting and distributing
wholesome, edible food in the Iowa City community. By connecting local businesses with local
recipients, Table to Table has been able to rescue and distribute over 12 million pounds of food to
those in their community through their partnerships with area agencies. To get involved click here!
Next Course is a student led initiative supported by Drake University’s Service Learning Program. As
a chapter of the Food Recovery Network, Next Course member’s partner with the campus dining
services to collect the leftover food from the dining halls on campus. Students then collaborate with
area agencies to deliver and distribute the recovered food. To date, the efforts of Next Course has
recovered over 15,000 lbs. of food from Drake’s Campus. Next Course is also a partner in several on-
campus events. For more information email, [email protected].
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