WE DIVERT AROUND 5,000 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON AVERAGE TO OVER 1,000 RESIDENTS IN-NEED EVERY WEEK!
- Since June 2013 – 1 million+ Pounds of Food Rescued
- In 2017 – 28 Recipient Organizations, 24 Local Businesses We Source From Year Round and Seasonal
- Did you know?
- Food production in the U.S. uses 10% of the total energy budget, 50% of the land, and 80% of freshwater
- Yet, 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted!
- Our Impact on Seniors: Hole Food Rescue started delivering food donations to the Senior Center of Jackson Hole following the alarming stories of seniors physically unable to receive food through existing food assistance channels. In addition, a deeply held aversion to using a food bank prevented many seniors from accepting help.
- We deliver around 200 pounds of vegetables, fruits, dairy, bread and some dried goods to the Senior Center Monday through Friday.
- Seniors can then select and take home what they like. One client informed us that the no-cost grocery program we set up at the Senior Center has been “a godsend on a fixed income.”
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Our Impact on Youth: Hole Food Rescue started providing healthy snacks to the students at Teton Literacy Center in spring 2015. Before our partnership, processed crackers and treats were the norm as Teton Literacy Center did not have sufficient funding to buy nutritious snacks for the kids. We now donate yogurt, melon, strawberries, blueberries, baby carrots, celery and whatever other healthy snacks come through our doors to this free after-school literacy program. Fresh fruit and vegetables have become the preferred food choice for many of these kids, stabilizing their energy, keeping their bellies full and increasing their attention.
And speaking of keeping useful goods out of the landfill, visit Habitat for Humanity Restore in Jackson.