For July’s blog post, we reached out to Wendy Smith (left), Program Director/volunteer Coordinator of Interfaith Works Residences (IWR.) The Community Food Rescue team has been working with Wendy since this past April, when a regular food run from Chick-Fil-A on Tech Road was directed to the residences. This generous food run was made possible by Food Donation Connection , an internationalContinue Reading
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 amongContinue Reading
Attention all Food Assistance Providers! Do you have fluctuating distribution dates and times? Are there capacity limits that prevent you from repackaging bulk food? Look no further. New features in the ChowMatch software application allow for more precise information to be added to your recipient profile.
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 ,Continue Reading
Our motto, feed more and waste less, sums up the mission of Community Food Rescue (CFR). In five years, we’ve rescued and distributed more than 6.5 million lbs. of food, the equivalent of distributing approximately 5.4 million meals to people who are food insecure. Not wasting food also reduces the waste stream. Our matching tool, ChowMatch , not onlyContinue Reading
It’s official! This spring, Community Food Rescue (CFR) rescued and distributed our five millionth pound of food, the equivalent of 4.1 million meals to people who are experiencing hunger. In addition, CFR food recipient organizations that have surplus food that they cannot use have also used our ChowMatch app to redistribute the food to otherContinue Reading
CFR Releases New Version of ChowMatch. We’re excited to announce that Community Food Rescue has a new version of ChowMatch, our food donation matching software. ChowMatch 3.7 provides an improved user experience and offers new features responsive to our users’ needs. “All CFR members need to review and update their profiles in ChowMatch as soonContinue Reading
Volunteers are the life-blood of Community Food Rescue (CFR). We literally couldn’t provide donated food to serve our community without them. We’re recruiting new volunteers now to keep up with the donations we’re receiving, particularly from our local farms that have an abundance to donate during this harvest season. Volunteers transport food directly from foodContinue Reading
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