Last Mile Food Rescue Updates
Last year at Last Mile, we accomplished many great things with the help of our Food Rescue Heroes. With over 800 volunteers, we completed 13,000 food rescues and rescued over 2.3 million pounds of food. Together, we have made a direct impact on food insecurity and food waste in the Greater Cincinnati Area. This year,…
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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 it; a certain group of people affected by it go unnoticed… and that’s people who are food insecure with food allergies. Food Allergies in Food…
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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 getting food to those who need it most! Here are some guidelines for how we respond to winter weather. Volunteers Please check the app…
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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 the time to give back to their communities. One such volunteer is Paul Verhaegen, one of our top Food Rescue Heroes. Paul has been with…
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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 our Food Rescue Heroes provide meals for the food insecure but the food that we have rescued has prevented around 271,500 pounds of CO2 from entering…
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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 below to keep you safe and uninjured while volunteering with Last Mile. Tips on lifting heavy items 1. Try to keep your head and neck…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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