Welcome!

We exist to fight 3 problems; 

Problem #1:   Nearly all hunger relief programs rely on big money;  federal and state aid, big grants, large foundations, and major corporations fund the solutions.   The problem is these solutions fade in and out. They aren’t sustainable. “Food Insecurity” is the lack of predictable and sufficient food resources.

Solution;  We exist to bring in an entirely different solution; “us”.  This is a true grass-roots solution, bringing in neighbors to help neighbors.  Neighbors don’t come and go, this is a sustainable program built for the long term. One in three doorsteps in Ashland OR have food out on pick-up day, that ends food insecuity.

Problem #2:  Current hunger relief programs are very expensive. A food bank in a big city can have an operating budget greater than $20 million.  

Solution;  Our system approaches zero cost.  Hunger relief organizations do a great job converting a dollar into 3 meals, we can convert a dollar into 120 meals. It’s the most cost effective solution to end food insecurity.

Problem #3: Food Banks do a great job, but the vast majority of food going into hunger relief programs is food don’t eat. Over 70% are expiring.  Over 30% are high sugar cakes, cookies and muffins. Grocers get fined if they send it to a landfill. We need to get these unhealthy foods out of the solution and stop adding to obesity, diabetes, and other food related health issues. 

Solution;  We target ‘center of plate’ foods. Foods people donate on a recurring basis are higher in nutritional value. We staple a ‘needs list’ to the bag that targets the foods most needed by each local chapter. You will see people in stores filling our bags as they shop off that needs list.

Our mission is to set up 900+ chapters by the end of 2030.  Today 1% of Americans can put a bag of food on their doorstep for someone to pick up, 99% of us cannot.  We aim to change that.