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 center saw a growing need for food assistance in their neighborhood, they were grappling with how to keep on their kitchen staff when all retreats […]
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 always an estimate. We know that pounds rescued in a given car-load could vary up to 20% above or below the exact amount. When you’re […]
“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 I heard about Last Mile it was a no-brainer to me.” Todd Sebastian joined the Food Rescue Heroes team at Last Mile in December of […]
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 story to me was not how that amount of food fed 5,000 people, but how they multiplied it. Did it just grow in front of […]
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, garden, and learn about sustainable living. Later they began offering “Cooking on a Budget” classes for adults. When spring 2020 hit, COVID forced them to […]
From the moment she walks in the door – or jumps onto a zoom call – her positivity fills the room. She has never met a stranger and sees potential in everyone. Meet Benita, our newest Food Rescue Dispatcher. I had the joy of getting to know Benita before coming to Last Mile as both […]
Hi, my name is Patty, and I love to rescue food! I have four grown children, for the last several years have not worked at a job – just concentrated on volunteering with several organizations around town – mostly fundraising. With all the changes with this pandemic, most volunteer opportunities have suspended fundraising events, and […]
Written by Co-Founder, Tom Fernandez I have made a lot of new friends this year. Here’s just one example. Three days before Christmas 2020, I was driving to my new friend Castellini Foods. I know it seems strange to call a business a “friend” but that’s how it feels doing a food rescue there. […]
Hi, My name is Dennis and I’m a volunteer with Last Mile Food Rescue. 👋 I’ve been passionate about food rescue most of my life. My Grandparents were Italian immigrants who always had their own garden and fruit trees in their yard. Every summer and fall during harvest time, I’d help gather all the fruits […]
Whether making connections with volunteers and advocates or executing a social media posting, Olivia Cook is mission driven and has a passion for making our community a better and more equitable place for everyone to live and thrive. This magical time of the year presents the perfect setting to introduce Last Mile Magic Maker – […]