Last Mile Food Rescue Team

Food Allergies in a Food Insecure World: How S.A.F.E. Is Tackling It 

February 22, 2022

It’s common knowledge that food insecurity is one of the biggest problems we face as a global society; but it sometimes feels like even though everyone acknowledges it and accepts…

Winter Weather Policies

January 25, 2022

Hey Food Rescue Heroes! When it comes to winter weather, it’s our top priority to keep you safe on the roads, but we also want to be sure to keep…

You Get What you Give

September 13, 2021

By Sean Arnold, Last Mile Intern We have volunteers of all ages. Some are in high school trying to pick up some extra service hours. Others are in retirement taking…

Here’s to 500,000 more!

May 27, 2021

We did it! Thanks to the amazing efforts of our Food Rescue Heroes we have saved half a million pounds of food since the fall! Not only does the work of…

Watch Your Back!

May 13, 2021

Rescuing food is a big job! If you have a heavy rescue, you can ALWAYS ask the workers at the donor and non-profit to help load and unload. See tips…

Finding Solutions in the Midst of Uncertainty

April 29, 2021

Food for the Soul, a soup kitchen & food distribution program based out of Transfiguration Spirituality Center, started as a response to the shutdown in March of 2020. As the…

Tips for Counting Quantities

April 15, 2021

One frequent question our team receives on rescues is how to count boxes and types of food on the quantities screen. To start off, you should know that quantities are…

Meet Todd: Food Rescue Superhero

March 30, 2021

“The fact that we have kids going to bed hungry at night and yet fresh food going to the landfill – it just makes my head want to explode. When…

Feeding the 2,000

March 24, 2021

Written by Olivia Cook I grew up with the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with just 5 loaves of bread and two fish. The most perplexing part of the…

Tikkun Olam.

February 23, 2021

To repair the world through acts of kindness. Tikkun Farm started as an after-school & summer camp program in Mt. Healthy. They gave city kids a chance to meet animals,…