Volunteer as a Food Rescuer to FEED PEOPLE, NOT LANDFILLS!

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Sign up to volunteer as a FOOD RESCUER at www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/volunteer!

Use an email address that you check regularly - this is where Rescue Event notifications are sent to. After signing up, click your avatar to visit your dashboard - you'll see the next steps to activate your account.

No minimum time commitment is required - you may sign up to volunteer sporadically or on a recurring basis. Documentation for proof of volunteering is available upon request. Guidelines are in place to ensure zero person-to-person contact.

According to the Rhode Island Food Bank's 2021 Status Report on Hunger: "Among all households in Rhode Island, 18 percent (one in six households) cannot meet their basic food needs. The risk of hunger is even higher for families with children: one in four."

Meanwhile, about 40% of it feeds landfills. That’s where Rescuing Leftover Cuisine steps in. Our mission is to prevent consumable excess food from being wasted by redirecting it to feed people instead of landfills!

Whether you are 9 or 99, on 2 feet or 4 wheels, solo or as a team, you can volunteer with RLC! An average Rescue Event averages 40 minutes to pick up surplus food or meals prepared for donation from businesses and deliver them to designated recipients using our Food Rescue Website. Food Donors include restaurants, hotels, schools, caterers and others. Recipients include shelters, soup kitchens and other human service agencies who serve people experiencing homelessness, hunger and food insecurity, and eligible households in partnership with local schools and organizations.