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The Power of Friendship Across Generations

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-power-of-friendship-across-generations-11614717112?st=ndffjbenh18hhsl&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

How One App Saved Over 40 Million Pounds of Food from the Landfill

https://blog.techsoup.org/posts/how-one-app-saved-over-40-million-pounds-of-food-from-the-landfill

Restaurants throw away a lot of food. These volunteers pick it up first and take it to people who are hungry

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/02/12/food-rescue-hero-waste/

Ways to Help the 50 Million Americans Suffering Food Insecurity

https://www.bhg.com/news/food-rescue-apps/

Many people have visceral reactions to waste and a desire to help. We just needed a way to connect these and give people an EASY way to TAKE ACTION. That’s the core of the food rescue model. It’s not a unique idea. What is different is that we decided to actually DO IT. We all have ideas, and some of them are so seemingly simple “it can’t possibly work” or “someone already did it.” But our world is in an era where everyone really needs to work together. This cannot be underscored enough. So – make your ideas happen. Now is the time.

https://startup.info/leah-lizarondo-food-rescue-hero/

“We’re wasting almost half our food supply” — 412 Food Rescue Founder Leah Lizarondo spoke about combatting hunger with food waste during this conversation with actor Elizabeth Banks. From NowThis NEXT with Vital Voices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRsr_xDQZjQ

This DoorDash for surplus food aims to cut waste and help solve hunger

https://www.fastcompany.com/90484157/this-doordash-for-surplus-food-aims-to-cut-waste-and-help-solve-hunger

Fast Company World Changing Ideas 2020

Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/food-waste-insecurity-rising-amid-coronavirus-panic