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Partner with Last Mile Food Rescue so you can feed more people and help end food waste 

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    Save your agency money with FREE food and delivery

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    Reduce labor costs and free up staff and volunteers

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    Focus more on your core operations

Bring More to the Table

  • Do you wish you could provide more food to your agency's clients?
  • Is your organization short on resources for picking up food donations?
  • Are your staff and volunteers stretched too thin to spend time chasing down donated food?
  • Are you struggling to build partnerships with companies that donate food to nonprofits?

Stop the struggle: Let Last Mile Food Rescue connect your agency with more food.

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Miles of Gratitude

We Help You Help Others

You already fight food insecurity in our community by serving the hungry.

We go the extra mile to match food donations from grocery stores, restaurants, distributors and even sports stadiums with the food your organization needs. Plus, we manage relationships with companies that donate food to nonprofits so you can focus on serving your community.

  • Delivered over $45 million worth of free food since 2020
  • Saved agencies $591,000+ in labor costs
  • Provided additional savings on logistics, fuel, trucks and maintenance
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Companies That Donate Food To Nonprofits Qualify - Last Mile Food Rescue

Does Your Agency Qualify?

To receive deliveries from Last Mile Food Rescue, your agency must be a 501-C3 nonprofit organization. 

  • Must give food to those who need it without requiring payment, goods or services in exchange. 
  • Certified in and following ServSafe regulations for handling food.

If you are an individual looking to receive food, please visit United Way 211 to find a distribution location near you. 

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Testimonials

The Brighton Center

We love the food from Last Mile! With 14 kids here eating three meals a day, the variety is awesome and it really helps with our budget. The kids especially love taco nights when we get food from Gomez. It's become a big favorite around here!

Delisa Brooks
House Manager, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services

Last Mile's critically important mission to rescue excess fresh food from going to the landfill and get it to those who need it most is vital to thousands in our community who struggle with food insecurity and poverty - including our guests.

Georgine Getty
Executive Director, Our Daily Bread

Last Mile has helped us out immensely. We had a woman that came in and she grabbed my face with her hands, and she looked at me and said, 'I want you to hear this; if we were not able to get this food, my family would not be eating.' Last Mile is helping people in very real ways.

John Sinclair
Outreach and Pastoral Manager, Impacting Tomorrow - Market Off 50

Life Learning Center is fortunate to receive sizeable food donations from Last Mile. Our kitchen staff is always impressed with the quality of the food. Receiving food of this caliber that is not only delicious but also nutritious allows us to surprise and delight our members who eat with us daily.

Alecia Webb-Edgington
President and CEO, Life Learning Center

Since we've moved to a new location, the need is so much higher in this area. The food that we are getting from Last Mile is a lifesaver and they are always on the lookout to find more food to meet the high demand.

Merry Leone
Director of Operations, IPM

Thanks to our partnership with Last Mile Food Rescue, St. Vincent de Paul – Cincinnati can provide thousands of pounds of quality food choices to our neighbors each year. The food rescued by Last Mile expands the options on our pantry shelves, allowing neighbors to choose products that meet the needs of their family, their culture, and their health. Last Mile helps us to not only feed our neighbors, but to do so with dignity, nutrition and hope.

Kaytlynd Lainhart
VP of External Relations for St. Vincent de Paul – Cincinnati

Help End Hunger and Wasted Food

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    1. Join the agency waitlist to receive food donations.

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    2. Arrange for deliveries that work with your hours.

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    3. Count on reliable deliveries of free food.

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Learn How To Partner With Last Mile

Last Mile Food Rescue has saved millions of pounds of food since our launch in 2020. Our hardworking partner agencies ensure that food goes to people in our community who need it most. We find the companies that donate food to nonprofits, arrange for food pickups and deliveries and then redistribute that food or organizations like yours.

Learn more about receiving food and sign up for our waitlist.

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Learn How To Partner With Last Mile

Last Mile Food Rescue has saved millions of pounds of food since our launch in 2020. Our hardworking partner agencies ensure that food goes to people in our community who need it most. We find the companies that donate food to nonprofits, arrange for food pickups and deliveries and then redistribute that food or organizations like yours.

Learn more about receiving food and sign up for our waitlist.

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Looking for Food?

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Our mission is to connect excess food with agencies that can distribute it. We work with food pantries, but do not distribute food at our Last Mile office. We do offer food through our Last Mile Market in Avondale. Other Cincinnati organizations also distribute food. Find more information here.

FAQs

Does Last Mile Food Rescue give out food to individuals?

No. Last Mile partners with hunger relief organizations and food pantries, handling the logistics of moving excess food to the agencies that need it for their clientele. If you are in need of food for yourself or your family, please visit United Way 211 to find a distribution location near you.

What agencies does Last Mile Food Rescue work with?

A. Morton Food Pantry
Action Ministries
Anderson Ferry Food Pantry
Be Concerned
Bethany Church
Bethany House Services
Bethel Baptist Church
BLOC Ministries
Black Power Initiative
Bond Hill Food Pantry
Brighton Center
CAIN
Center for Respite Care
Cincinnati Public Schools
Cincinnati Recreational Center
Cincinnati Union Bethel
City Gospel Mission
CNE Cares
Community Fridge
Community of The Transfiguration
Erlanger First Church of the Nazarene
ETAC Lighthouse Ministries
Evanston Food Pantry
Fairfield Food Pantry
Faith Tabernacle Church
FIESTA
Florence Christian Church
Focus Cincinnati
For His Glory
Freestore Food Bank
Fuel NKU
Generations G.R.O.W. Network
Good Shephard Catholic Church
Henry Hosea House
Highland Baptist Church
Hope House Mission
Impacting Tomorrow
IPM Food Pantry
Isiah 55
JEE Foods
Jewish Family Service
Joseph House
KELLY Youth Services
Kings Local Food Pantry
La Soupe
Last Mile Market
Latino Ministry Center
Lebanon Food Pantry
Life Learning Center
Lighthouse Youth Services
Lightshine Ministries
Lincoln Heights Valley Boosters
Lydia’s House
Madisonville Education & Assistance Center
Mason Food Pantry

Master Provisions
Matthew 25 Ministries
Mayo Home for Youth Development
Meals On Wheels
My Brother’s Keeper
My Why
New Prospect Baptist Church
Newtonsville Food Pantry
New Vision Missionary Baptist Church
North College Hill Senior Center
North East Emergency Distribution Services
Open Door Ministry
Operation Give Back
Our Daily Bread
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Queen City Kitchen
Reach N Teach
Restoration Christian Church
Salvation Army
Santa Maria Community Services
SEM Pantry
Shared Harvest
ShelterHouse
Society of St. Vincent DePaul
SON Ministries
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
St. John United Church of Christ
St. Leo Food Pantry
St. Susanna Food Pantry
St. Vincent De Paul NKY
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Pantry
St. Bernard Food Pantry
St. George Interfaith Food Pantry
Summerside Feedng Ministries
Table of Hope
Talbert House
The Care Center
The Caring Place
Third Way Peace Fellowship
Tikkun Farm
Triiibe Foundation
United Christian Volunteers
Unity Christian Church
University of Cincinnati Bearcat Pantry
Valley Interfaith
Washington UCC
Wave Pool Gallery - Welcome Project
Willows Community Center
Women’s Crisis Center
World Faith Harvest Fellowship Church
Xavier University - The Store
Your Store of the Queen City
YWCA
Zion UCC

What kinds of food do partner agencies receive?

Last Mile works with each of our partners to find the right rescue to fit their needs. We look at criteria such as capacity to receive, distance to food donors and receiving hours. Food donations include produce, dairy, frozen meat, deli, baked goods, prepared trays and occasional shelf-stable products.

How often will our organization receive food?

Last Mile works with our partner agencies to establish frequency and match them with companies that donate food to nonprofits. Some rescues will be one-time opportunities and others are set up on a weekly basis. To be considered as a partner agency, join our waitlist.

How do you find companies that donate food to nonprofits?

At Last Mile Food Rescue, we proactively build relationships with businesses that have surplus food including grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, distributors and other food businesses in the Greater Cincinnati area. We build these relationships so organizations that receive donated food can focus on serving their communities.

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