2 billion people could be fed yearly with the amount of food America throws away each year – enough to end food hunger in the world. Be a part of the solution and join us and other rescuers to help deliver excess food to those who need it.

In a nutshell: You’ll pick up the food, take some pictures, bring it over to the designated shelter/soup kitchen, upload the pics to our site, and voilà! You’re done!

- Our volunteers are asked to pick up food and bring it directly to the non-profit food recipient (no stops in-between for food safety). For most pickups, being on foot or bicycle is fine. For others, a car is needed. You’ll know how much food is available to rescue by checking the calendar or logging into your account to view an Emergency Rescue.

- We ask our volunteers to take a picture of the donation itself and upload it to our site by logging into your Volunteer Account. This is so we can keep track of our donations (these pictures basically serve as receipts for RLC).

- Bonus points for fun pictures! Email them to [email protected]. We often share them on our Facebook Page!

- To ensure food and allergy safety, animals may not be inside the vehicle transporting food UNLESS the food is in a different compartment of the car or truck and the animal does not come in contact in any way with the food.

This is a flexible activity that can be completed whenever you have enough free time.

This is a remote action that can be done anywhere as long as you have the necessary time, skills, instructions and resources.