Rolling Harvest Food Rescue

“Complete form 990 is available for review by any and all board members.”

“Board members and officers are required to note all occurances of conficts of interests as they arise.”

“The organization looks at other similar nonprofits to ensure they are competitive and fair. Board approval is obtained for all new hires and their compensation. The board also approves any increase in current employee compensation.”

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“Mission statement: our goal is to increase access to donated fresh produce and other healthy foods to area hunger-relief sites that serve the at-risk, food-insecure population by providing local farmers and food producers with free, effective delivery and distribution of their surplus. Objectives: increase healthier dietary sources through distribution of locally grown produce to hunger-relief sites and all socially disadvantaged communities. --turn food pantries and other emergency feeding programs into free farm markets; --engage recipients with effective nutrition education outreach to ensure healthy eating for life; --advocate on behalf of the food-insecure population throughout our region; --continue to identify all food insecure organizations and communities within the bucks county region and make the connection with our local farm surplus network; --cultivate new volunteers and partnerships; --model better environmental stewardship by making sure no healthy food goes to landfills; --ensure the sustainability of rhfr; --work with local legislators on behalf of the food-insecure population for better food policies; --expand our work within local schools and community groups to create the next generation of social justice advocates; --continue mentoring organizations with similar missions to create their own gleaning programs.”

“Over the last 12 years, we have distributed nearly 4.5 million pounds of healthy food from 45 farm partners to more than 80 hunger relief sites, including pantries, shelters, community kitchens, veterans centers, low- income senior housing, and summer feeding programs. The distribution of nutritious food benefits more than 30,000 adults and children each month in need of assistance. With the help of more than 1,000 volunteers who dedicated 5,316 hours, we rescued 275,000 pounds (229,000 meals) of farm produce and healthy proteins in 2024, efficiently addressing both food insecurity and food waste. In addition to our inaugural gleaning, produce rescue, and distribution program, rhfr expanded to establish three correlative programs: our nutrition education program, our grow-to-give program and fresh food access hubs, and our produce purchase program. Programmatic achievements in 2024 include our fourth consecutive year growing more than 30,000 pounds of produce for donation in our grow-to-give program, the establishment of our second fresh food access hub, nearly 60,000 people served by our nutrition education program, an unparalleled 334 volunteer events, and the honor of the philadelphia social innovations award for healthy food access and nutrition.”