FOOD FINDERS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
2020 WAS A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER! COVID-19 CREATED A DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGE TO OUR HEALTH, FOOD SECURITY AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM THAT EXISTS WORLDWIDE. YET WITH THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS, GRANTORS, CORPORATIONS, FOOD DONORS AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES WE RESCUED MORE THAN 17 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD PROVIDING OVER 14 MILLION MEALS. WE DISTRIBUTED 13,000 COVID RESPONSE FOOD BOXES, PARTICIPATED IN 3 ROUNDS OF THE USDA FARMS TO FAMILIES PROGRAM; PROVIDING OVER 160,000 FOOD BOXES. WE ALSO BECAME THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR FARMLINK. THIS IS A GROUP OF COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT BEGAN WORKING WITH FARMERS NATIONWIDE TO GET THEIR CROPS TO PEOPLE IN NEED. THEY RESCUED AN AMAZING 22 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD! WE ALSO INTRODUCED AND INTEGRATED A NEW VOLUNTEER IN APP IN 2020. AS OUR SENIOR VOLUNTEER POPULATION SHELTERED IN PLACE DUE TO COVID, WITH THE HELP OF THE APP WE ENGAGED 400 NEW VOLUNTEERS.THE STAFF AND BOARD ALSO LOOK INTERNALLY AT THE VALUES THAT DRIVER OUR MISSION AND DISCOVERED THESE FOUR VALUES SHINED THROUGH EVERY ASPECT OF THE ORGANIZATION. OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDES OUR FOOD DONORS, PARTNER AGENCIES, VOLUNTEERS, STAFF AND YOU! TOGETHER WE MAKE SURPLUS FOOD ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE IN NEED. AS AN ORGANIZATION AND A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS REFLECTED IN OUR EFFORTS TO RESCUE FOOD, REDUCE WASTE, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH FOOD. ADAPTABILITY WAS KEY DURING THE PANDEMIC. AS VOLUNTEERS SELF-ISOLATED THE INVESTMENT IN OUR NEW VOLUNTEER APP PROVED VITAL. INTEGRITY IS A DRIVING FORCE. IT HAS ALLOWED US TO ESTABLISH OURSELVES AS A LEADER IN FOOD RECOVERY. THESE CORE VALUES WILL GUIDE OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THE YEARS TO COME!GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$32.8MFood Recovery and Hunger Relief
FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 1989, FOOD FINDERS, INC. (ORGANIZATION) IS A FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATION THAT LINKS SURPLUS FOOD DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES TO OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS THAT PROVIDE MEAL OR PANTRY SERVICES. ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE WHILE ALSO FEEDING THOSE IN NEED AND REDUCING HUNGER. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL OF LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, WORKING WITH MORE THAN 700 FOOD DONORS AND SERVING MORE THAN 400 NONPROFIT PARTNERS.CURRENTLY 38% OF THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY REMAINS UNEATEN OR UNSERVED WHILE 1 IN 4 HOUSEHOLDS ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. FOOD FINDERS MISSION IS ADDRESSING THESE TWO INTERSECTING ISSUES TO ELIMINATE HUNGER A FOOD WASTE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME IMPROVING NUTRITION IN THE FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2023 WE RESCUED NEARLY 16 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, PROVIDING OVER 13.5 MILLION MEALS, SAVED OVER 7 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND DIVERTED OVER 8.7 MILLION POUNDS OF METHANE GAS FROM LANDFILLS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$32.6M
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