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To cultivate good health and community and to support environmental sustainability by rescuing locally grown food and sharing with those in need.

To improve the health and survival of infants through breastfeeding advocacy and the safe, equitable provision of pasteurized donor human milk.

Too often grocery stores and restaurants find themselves throwing out food, when there is great need in nearby communities. MEANS Database modernizes food recovery in 48 states and the District of Columbia by connecting excess food to organizations and individuals who need it. Hunger lingers in the lives of the people it affects. In infants and toddlers, food insecurity is associated with failure to thrive, a devastating condition with consequences into adulthood (1). In early childhood, hunger is associated with diminished academic progress, more behavioral problems and unhealthy weight (2). By high school, it's linked with dropping out, and by early adulthood, with having children who also face hunger, the cycle starts over again (3). Food insecurity exists in every American demographic and geography, affecting every population tracked by the US Census. However, as it seems for every other social ill, the most rural, the most urban, and minorities in any location bear a disproportionate burden of the weight of hunger. While 12.7% of American families are food insecure, the rate for Black and Latino families are each about 20% (4). Jefferson County, Mississippi, is a study in these disparities: it has the highest percentage of black residents of any American county, and also holds the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of food insecurity in the United States, with nearly 38% of residents facing hunger (5). Meanwhile, while more than 42 million Americans rely on food pantries, soup kitchens and other emergency food providers to feed their families, the United States grapples with an massive food waste problem. Forty percent of the American food supply ends up in landfills, with perfectly edible meals being thrown away at all stages of production (7). Food is the single largest contributor to landfill and incinerator mass in the United States, choking the nation's air while 1 in 8 Americans face food insecurity (8). Further complicating this feast and famine dynamic is the uncomfortable truth that even programs meant to address hunger frequently end up wasting food. The issue we are tackling with MEANS is huge: we're trying to prevent food waste and adequately address the problem of hunger. The USDA reports that 48.1 million Americans live in food-insecure households, while Feeding America says that 70 billion pounds of food are wasted in the US each year (8). This task may seem daunting, but we know that through the use of innovative technology like ours, we can help to change the future of food recovery. MEANS (Matching Excess And Need for Stability) is an online communications platform for emergency food providers and their donors. On a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone, agencies create an account with MEANS, registering their contact information, location, the kind(s) of foods they are searching for, and the distance they are willing or able to travel to pick up those goods. Donors post their excess goods on MEANS, and the system emails and/or texts organizations nearby that need those goods. Our tool substantially reduces the communications gap between emergency food providers and their donors, preventing "donation dumping" on both sides. MEANS was designed to handle both traditional food donations, from grocery stores or caterers, and donations between emergency food providers. There is no charge for any of our organization's services, for nonprofit agencies or retailers. Citations: 1) Kersten, Hans B. and Bennett, David (2012) "A Multidisciplinary Team Experience with Food Insecurity & Failure to Thrive," Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6. 2) Jyoti, Diana F.; Frongillo, Edward A.; and Jones, Sonya J. (2005) "Food Insecurity Affects School Children's Academic Performance, Weight Gain, and Social Skills" The Journal of Nutrition vol. 135 no. 12 2831-2839. 3)"Changing the Picture of Education in America: Communities in Schools Spring 2014 Impact Report" (2014) 4) USDA (2015). "Food Security Status of U.S. Households in 2015" 5) Feeding America (2016). "Map the Meal Gap 2016" 7) Gunders, Dana (2012). "Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill" 8) Feeding America (ND), "Food Waste In America"

Kids Against Hunger is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to significantly reduce the number of undernourished children in the United States and to feed starving children throughout the world. Since its launch, Kids Against Hunger has provided over two billion meals for children and their families in more than 70 countries through the efforts of hundreds of thousands of volunteers. Our highly nutritious rice-soy casserole is fortified with 21 essential vitamins and 9 minerals in addition to our Fiesta Rice meal and Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal. These protein and nutrient-rich formulas reverse the starvation process and improves physical health as well as a child's mental capacity to learn. The goal of the organization is for its meals to provide a nutritional base from which recipient families can move their families to self-sufficiency.

The Food Depot is committed to ending hunger in Northern New Mexico. As the food bank for nine Northern New Mexico counties, The Food Depot provides food to 135 not-for-profit agencies including emergency food pantries, hot meal programs, homeless shelters, youth programs, senior centers, homes for the mentally disabled and shelters for battered persons. This service enables these agencies to stay focused on their primary missions such as sheltering homeless families, providing hot meals to the homebound and offering life skills development to youth. The food bank distributes an average of 300,000 pounds of food and household products each month, providing more than 400,000 meals to people in need, the most vulnerable of our community - children, seniors, working families and those in ill health.

Crossroads' mission is to nourish our community's low-income families by providing nutritious food and supportive education. We are doing our part to ensure all people in Dallas County have access to substantial amounts of healthful foods and to nutrition, health and life skills education, so they are better equipped to enhance their well-being, and that of their family.

Through a network of community partners, the Georgia Mountain Food Bank addresses hunger, health, and quality of life by serving those in need.

The Bonney Lake Food Bank is an innovative organization that explores the entire food system to solve access barriers, reduce food waste, advocate for racial and food justice, promote health and wellness, and contribute to the region's economic development. Our Mission is to solve food insecurity by improving Health Equity, Food Equity and Equitable Access through a systems approach.

Improving human health, economic well-being, women’s empowerment, and the environment by promoting climate-friendly solar cooking for vulnerable populations worldwide.

To help those in our community age in place, recuperate and enhance health with the delivery of hot medically tailored meals by dedicated volunteer drivers.

Root Cause Coalition's mission is to reverse and end the systemic root causes of health inequities for individuals and communities through cross-sector partnerships.

The Bienvenido Project exists to provide holistic care for children and adolescents through food, education, health care, and advocating for the child's rights and safety.