BUILDING TOMORROW TOGETHER
Food Rescue US Uses Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Litchfield County The Food Rescue app is used by hundreds of volunteers to connect food donations to organizations that need it.
The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The ranks of the food insecure skyrocketed during the pandemic, with 17 million more Americans experiencing food insecurity in 2020 than in the previous year. When food insecurity jumped to
Food that was picked up at a local market by volunteers, on its way to a local shelter.
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13.5% in Litchfield County in 2020, Food Rescue US – Northwest CT stepped up to help. “Ten years ago, the Food Rescue US founders had a groundbreaking idea that would decrease food waste while combating food insecurity. It would unite and empower communities comprised of residents in need of help, volunteers,
