Donate Food

Partner with Last Mile Food Rescue as a food donor and help eliminate hunger and food waste

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    Share food with those who need it

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    Keep food out of the landfill

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    Receive tax credits

Letting Perfectly Good Food Go To Waste?

  • Are you tossing good food at the end of the day?
  • Did you know when you donate your excess food, you can help the hungry in our community?
  • Are you missing out on tax credits for donating excess food?

If you want to connect good food with people who need it most, Last Mile Food Rescue is here to help.

Your Extra Food Can Go Extra Far

You don’t want to see perfectly good food go to waste, especially when so many people live with food insecurity in our community and across the country.

The solution?

Be part of a reliable, technology-enabled organization that works with stores, restaurants, caterers, cafeterias and other suppliers to move desirable food to people who need it most.

  • Over 11 million pounds of excess food saved since 2020
  • Over 30 million pounds of CO2eq prevented
  • 3.6 million meals provided in 2024 alone

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We Rescue Large Loads, Too

Last Mile Food Rescue’s fleet plays a vital role in enabling larger load rescues.  With a refrigerated truck, two refrigerated vans and a refrigerated storage container, plus dedicated drivers, Last Mile can rescue your large donations or distressed loads of good food — ensuring that thousands of pounds of valuable food reach people in need. No load is too large to be saved and delivered to those facing food insecurity.

Food Donation Guidelines

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Help us rescue and redistribute food to those in need. We accept a wide range of fresh, frozen and packaged food items.

What we accept:

  • Fresh produce
  • Dairy, meat and other packaged foods
  • Prepared food from commercial kitchens
  • Some non-food items (contact us for details)

Want to learn more? See our detailed food donation guidelines for a full list of accepted items, food safety standards and donor protections under the Good Samaritan Act.

Bottom line: if you would eat it in your kitchen, we can accept it.

Our Donors

Don’t Throw Away: Give Away!

Getting food to the people who need it most starts with our food donors. From food distributors and grocery stores with good meat, dairy or produce, to local event venues with prepared food left over from events, to restaurants with excess as menus change, to school and corporate cafeterias, and even large loads of food turned away at a dock, every donation large or small has the power to make a huge impact.

Food Donors Benefit, Too

Being part of the Last Mile Food Rescue mission feels good, but it also provides food donors with:

  • An easy, reliable way to deliver food to agencies that need it – at no cost.
  • The opportunity to keep food out of landfills, where it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Flexibility in donating: No need to drop off your food donation. Set up recurring donations or a one-time pickup.
  • Tax benefits.
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Got Leftovers? Schedule Your Pick Up.

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Stocking shelves, feeding a crowd or pleasing restaurant patrons always involves estimating and best guesses. Oftentimes, the supply outweighs the demand.

There is no need to drop off your food donation - we come to you. Last Mile Food Rescue makes it easy:

  • Arrange for pickups during your business hours.
  • Volunteers take excess food right from your door.

Why not share the abundance?

Testimonials

Help End Hunger and Wasted Food

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    1. Package, Don’t Pitch

    Do you have food that goes to waste? Don’t throw it out. Package it in disposable containers or cardboard boxes to prepare for a rescue.

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    2. Date It and Save It

    Date and label the food so that it complies with food safety guidelines. Then put it in the safest form for rescue.

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    3. Ready for Rescue

    Contact Last Mile to schedule your donation pickup. We’ll arrange a convenient time that works for you and your staff. A volunteer will pick up all the food you saved!

Food Dumper or Food Donor?

You know that tossing good food in the trash while people face food insecurity doesn’t make sense. Partner with Last Mile Food Rescue so you don’t waste precious resources, forfeit tax credits or add to overflowing landfills.

Doing your part to end food waste and food insecurity couldn’t be easier.

Food Dumper or Food Donor?

You know that tossing good food in the trash while people face food insecurity doesn’t make sense. Partner with Last Mile Food Rescue so you don’t waste precious resources, forfeit tax credits or add to overflowing landfills.

Doing your part to end food waste and food insecurity couldn’t be easier.

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