We are highlighting the Upcounty Hub this quarter in our e-newsletter. We spoke with Marko Rivera-Oven to learn more about this non-profit and the work they do in Montgomery County. Here is what Marko shared with us.      How was your organization founded/what is its origin story?  In March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19
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We want to highlight the work and efforts of CFR donor and recipient organization, Guru Gobind Singh Foundation Trust . This foundation is committed to helping families in need, a value deeply rooted in the Sikh faith. For this blog, we interviewed Aman Shergill, who began assembling and directing a team of devoted community volunteers for a program aiding families.
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Members of the CFR Food Resources Team recently had the opportunity to visit The Capital Kosher Pantry . This is the only Kosher Food Pantry in the greater Washington area. The pantry is one program of the Yad Yehuda organization . The organization was founded in memory of a young man named Yehuda who tragically passed away as a teenager. They
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The holidays are the season of giving; giving love and giving thanks. The holidays are also about helping those in need. Read below to hear about one such giving story.   We reached out to our Community Food Rescue network to see if any of our donors had extra or special donations they could post to their ChowMatch account
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Bulk food donations are ready! That’s right folks. After being tested in Community Food Rescue’s (CFR) ChowMatch matching program, the new bulk donation feature is ready for use by all network members. What this means is that when food donor businesses and farmers have large quantities of food to donate, it can be distributed widely among
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Sometimes it takes the enthusiastic optimism of students to get the job done. In Spring 2022, we introduced you to a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) student-led initiative to reduce food waste in schools. The Coalition to ReImagine School Food Waste , comprised of students from Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Richard Montgomery high schools, started with a waste-sort study in a few MCPS schools.
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Community Food Rescue (CFR) is sometimes referred to as the “Lift” of food recovery because of our ability to make a three-way match between food businesses with food to donate, organizations that distribute food to those experiencing hunger, and volunteer food runners who deliver the food to these organizations. Behind the scenes doing the heavy match-making is ChowMatch ,
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