About Feeding Charlotte
Our Mission
To rescue surplus, freshly prepared meals to reduce food waste and feed the hungry.
Our Goal
To reduce food waste by connecting the dots between those with too much food to those without enough.
Our Solution
To partner with organizations, rescue their leftover fresh meals, and deliver them to local nonprofits who feed the hungry.
Our co-founders met over coffee in the fall of 2018 to discuss the newly discovered concept (to them) of “food rescue.” Upon finding out that 40% of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted, they immediately began researching how to connect the dots between those with excess food to those without enough. Each of them had seen hunger up close and personal through various professional and volunteer jobs. They soon discovered Food Connection, and were invited to Asheville to shadow their operations.
In 2019, they became Food Connection Charlotte, a chapter of the Asheville-based nonprofit. They were able to learn and grow with the expert guidance of the staff at Food Connection, and made a mutually-desirable decision to branch out on their own as Feeding Charlotte in January of 2020.
In 2019, they became Food Connection Charlotte, a chapter of the Asheville-based nonprofit. They were able to learn and grow with the expert guidance of the staff at Food Connection, and made a mutually-desirable decision to branch out on their own as Feeding Charlotte in January of 2020.
Food Statistics
Once we found out these facts, we couldn’t turn away. Food rescue is a solution for food insecurity—we need to help.