Previously Funded Grants

The mission of the All Good Living Foundation is to provide access to food, clothing, and supplies for children and families in need in the Bay Area. The foundation believes that when children's basic needs are met, their lives are stable and their community is ready to support them, they thrive. The funds will help expand food distribution at school-based Community Closets in the East Bay. This includes providing funding for refrigeration units, a freezer, prep tables, storage shelves, and essential operational resources for food recovery and distribution.

The Berkeley Food Network's goal is to end hunger and poor nutrition by using innovative, community-centered solutions to build a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food system. Funds will support Berkeley Food Network’s efforts to identify and responsibly source high-quality and desirable food from local food producers, recruit and provide food recovery training to volunteers, and distribute recovered food to community members in need using food-safe equipment and supplies.

Positioned at the intersection of food, education and environment, Common Vision (CV) nurtures a more healthy and just society by planting orchards and school gardens, and providing access to healthy food. Funds will support recovery activities at three large food generators and distribution to children and families in need at four Title 1 schools, a community farm site, and three local community groups. Additionally, funds will support the use of new technology that will connect CV with volunteers and new food donors.

Dorothy Day House serves as the exclusive community kitchen for Berkeley. With 33 years of experience, they offer nutritious meals that partner agencies rely on. This initiative aims to establish a regional food hub serving the north Berkeley community. Through the hub, they plan to provide meals to those in need, offer culinary arts job training, and enhancing food recovery efforts. Funds will enable Dorothy Day House to expand their meal program and food redistribution efforts for low-income and unhoused individuals by purchasing a new refrigerator and freezer. Additionally, funds will go towards rent support on a temporary kitchen space that produces over 100 meals per day and has potential for additional capacity.

Hope 4 the Heart is an all-volunteer organization that serves low-income families providing weekly food deliveries to affordable housing and senior communities across Alameda County, in partnership with more than 50 community partners. Funding will support vehicle repair costs, insurance and fuel expenses related to food recovery activities and delivery of donations to partner agencies.

The Mercy Brown Bag Program (MBBP) has been dedicated to providing food for low-income, food-insecure older adults (age 60+) in Alameda County for over 40 years. MBBP distributes fresh, nutritious bags of groceries twice a month to 8,600 seniors in 13 cities across the county. Funds will be used to install a walk-in freezer and refrigerator at their Chapman facility, which will enable MBBP to handle larger quantities of food to feed over 1500 nutrition-insecure older adults and save more than 200,000 pounds of surplus food monthly. This funding will support MBBP in expanding their food recovery operations by 20%.

Open Heart Kitchen provides equitable access to nutritious food while tackling food insecurity in the Tri-Valley. Funds will go towards optimizing coordination amongst organizations for more efficient and consistent food redistribution. Open Heart Kitchen also focus on providing culturally appropriate food to those who need it most: unhoused people, low-income families and individuals, seniors, and people with health conditions.

Rotation Community Services offers intersectional, equity-focused zero waste guidance, education, and resources. Funds will be used for staff time and materials to develop a model food recovery program at Oakland First Friday that would provide the coordination needed among food vendors, event producers, volunteers, community resilience organizations, and food recovery organizations that could be replicated at outdoor festivals and events where food recovery has historically been a challenge.

Sotira is a software tool that enables commerce companies and grocery stores to offload and reroute surplus food to prevent waste. Funds will support the development of a software tool that uses artificial intelligence to enable companies that sell food to better forecast inventory demand and be matched with charities, nonprofits, and other organizations in the area to redistribute surplus food so it doesn't go to waste.

Tri-City Volunteers (TCV) Food Bank provides food assistance in the cities of Fremont, Union City, and Newark serving up to 16,000 individuals every month. Funds will support the programmatic expansion of TCV Food Bank, enabling them to expand their reach in the community through the TCV Marketplace and Mobile Pantries. In addition, they aim to focus on providing food alignment with the cultural needs of their clients.

Trybe’s mission is to empower low-income communities of color by providing opportunities for personal and communal growth. Trybe is committed to promoting racial and social justice, fostering skill development, and nurturing leadership and responsibility. The organization also addresses food insecurity, environmental emergencies, youth development, and violence prevention to build a safe, healing-centered environment for community members. Funds will support the implementation of heating and cooling units to facilitate the safe transportation, storage, and distribution of perishable recovered foods. Through an emergency delivery model, Trybe will focus on serving Oakland's more vulnerable community members to combat food insecurity, promote food equity, and prevent food waste.

Daily Bowl recovers excess food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to Bay Area agencies that feed food insecure families. Funds will support Daily Bowl to continue its existing food recovery effort while increasing its capacity to recover from more donors. Daily Bowl will pilot an outreach and food recovery effort to Tier 2 Commercial Edible Food Generators, which will be required to donate their surplus edible food starting January 1st, 2024.

Essential Food and Medicine (EFAM) works to build collective immunity by providing essential holistic, immune wellness juices, smoothies, and natural medicines for our unhoused neighbors, frontline workers, residents over 65 years of age, non-citizens, formerly incarcerated, the immunocompromised and mobility limited residents. Funds will support EFAM's usage of gleaned and donated produce to make nutrient-rich juices and soups that are distributed to displaced and transient individuals residing in West Oakland. Funds will cover the cost of repairs for juicing equipment, volunteer stipends, and vehicle expenses related to food recovery.

Hope 4 the Heart is an all-volunteer organization that serves local low-income families by providing weekly food deliveries to affordable housing and senior communities across Alameda County, in partnership with 50+ community partners. Funding will support expenses related to vehicle maintenance and recruitment of new food donors, increasing the volume of recovered edible food donations to an additional 300,000 to 500,000 pounds, enabling distribution to approximately 16,000 Alameda County residents each month.

Leanpath invented the world’s first automated food waste tracking technology, deploying a suite of technology and coaching tools that address root behaviors leading to food waste in thousands of foodservice kitchens in over 30 countries. Funds will support the re-launch of a food waste prevention program at the Claremont Hotel, kicking off the first year of a three-year commitment to reducing food waste. Funds will ultimitely help the hotel with compliance with SB 1383 food recovery requirements, and an outcome will be the sharing of best practices with other Tier 2 businesses.

MEANS Database is a nonprofit food recovery platform that works to mitigate food waste and connect emergency food providers to food donations using an online platform to connect food businesses with excess food, such as restaurants, warehouses, and catering companies, to nearby nonprofits that serve the community. Funds will support MEANS Database to expand its food recovery network of partner agencies in Alameda County. All recovered food will be given to nonprofits and mutual aid organizations working to help individuals facing food insecurity in Alameda County. MEANS Database will also expand its platform to provide SB 1383 specific data tracking so that food generators can access the data they need for compliance.

One Nation Dream Makers' mission is to help veterans and others in the community to restore hope and get their lives back on track to become positive forces in their communities. Funds will support One Nation Dream Makers with operational and vehicle expenses to expand their food recovery efforts from local wholesale food vendors, grocery stores, and discount markets. One Nation Dream Makers aims to recover 720,000 pounds of surplus edible food.

Shephard's Gate's mission is to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of women and children suffering from homelessness, addiction, and domestic violence. They serve families in crisis, regardless of race, age, religion, creed, national origin, disability, marital, or veteran status. Funds will support Sheperd's Gate's purchase of a refrigerator to store additional surplus food donations in their on-site pantry. Additionaly, funds will be used for personnel time and purchasing of storage bins and a rolling cart to make managing, storing, and transporting the donations more efficient. This new process will not only increase their food donation redistribution by 20%, but will provide nourishing meals to the women and children living at Shepherd's Gate.

Tri-Valley Haven is a vital community organization that serves adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness in the Tri-Valley area. Funds will support Tri-Valley Haven personnel time and increased vehicle and operating expenses to expand upon previous accomplishments by securing more grocery rescue providers and expanding their mobile pantry efforts. Staff will also incorporate client education into their pantry program and hold two events focused on proper waste sorting and healthy cooking.

Arsola’s Distribution Center and Community Services is a non profit community organization that provides safe, comfortable, stable housing, food access, and support services to bring about social, behavioral, and economic growth and advancement for individuals struggling to build a better way of life. Funds will support Arsola's food pantry program in East Oakland and help them to continue to grow their program by expanding the number of distribution sites they operate, increasing the number of homebound seniors they serve, and augmenting the amount of food they recover each month.

The Berkeley Student Food Collective is a nonprofit educational grocery store, kitchen, and democratic member organization that works to provide healthy, sustainable, and affordable food for Berkeley's Southside and the UC Berkeley community. Funds will increase production of Pay-What-You-Want meals made with recovered surplus inventory, including a student associate to coordinate and train volunteers, as well as work on expanding operational capacity of the community kitchen through design and new equipment.

Daily Bowl recovers excess food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to Bay Area agencies that feed food insecure families Funding will support the expansion of surplus food recovery from restaurants and Tier 2 commercial edible food generators in addition to piloting a new effort to repurpose prepared surplus food into individual meals for food-insecure college students.

FACES provides holistic, integrated programs and services that empower, uplift, and enhance the lives of disadvantaged community members and families throughout the East Bay who have been severely impacted by poverty, food insecurity and homelessness. Funds for a two-part initative will address food insecurity and food waste reduction by providing individuals and families with access to nutritious food, resources to cultivate knowledge and new skills to sustain healthy eating, food preparation and stretching food resources through a community media campaign. In addition, FACES will increase outreach to unhoused encampments in Oakland providing food and other vital resources.

Good Eggs delivers fresh groceries straight to consumers, while supporting and growing local & sustainable food systems. Funds will be used to support the development and implementation of food waste tracking & prevention procedures, staff training for management of surplus food and refining of their existing donation partnerships with Common Vision and a cooperative of additional food recovery organizations.

Hope 4 the Heart is an all volunteer non-profit that provides weekly food deliveries to affordable housing and senior communities across Alameda County. In addition, H4tH partners with over 50 community organizations that pick up food from their warehouse hub in Hayward, to distribute to the unhoused, senior centers, after school programs, churches, shelters and food pantries. Funding will be used to purchase equipment and support transportation expenses for an 18 month SB 1383 expansion plan that doubles their food donation pickups, increases rescued fresh and non-perishable food distribution activities through new donors and partners and provides food resources to more than 65,000 individuals by the end of 2023.

Marin Gourmet is an immigrant founded local food manufacturing business whose products are available across the Bay Area at farmers markets and grocery stores. Funds will support the purchase of an oven and electric generator that maintains hot prepared food at the required temperature to increase donated food and ensure the safe donation of surplus from Alameda County farmer's markets to local food recovery and distribution organizations.

MEANS Database is a non profit food recovery platform that works to mitigate food waste and connect emergency food providers to food donations using an online platform to connect food businesses with excess food, such as restaurants, warehouses, and catering companies, to nearby nonprofits that serve the community. Funding will support MEANS food recovery work throughout Alameda County to recover an estimated 100,000 pounds of food in one year. This expansion will be accomplished through outreach, coordination, and direct transportation of food donations, as well as enchancing and updating the MEANS web-based platform tool for food businesses working to comply with SB 1383. All food recovered will be transported and/or given to nonprofits and mutual aid organizations working to help individuals facing food insecurity.

The Telegraph Community Ministry Center has the goal of reaching out to those in need by providing food and clothing within their community since 1967. Funds will support the purchase of a van that will increase the ability to recover food from local retailers, as well as bring food to individuals and partners who are unable to travel by providing a mobile food pantry.

TCV Food Bank (Tri-City Volunteers) provides emergency assistance to citizens of Fremont, Union City, and Newark with a mission to reach hunger where it lives. Funding will help revitalize and expand TCV's Mobile Pantry program so that waste reduction is engrained in the client experience. The project will improve capacity for packing and protecting rescued food for the mobile pantries by purchasing cold transport storage and durable food distribution tubs to provide a greater variety of cold food and perishable foods. Waste reduction will be incorporated into the client experience by replacing single use disposable bags with durable, reusable bags.

The Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Activities League's (DSAL) mission is to build on natural, human, social, economic, built, political, and cultural capital to create safer, healthier communities. Funds will support DSAL's social enterprise, Dig Deep Farms, and their Food Hub distribution facility to operate efficient aggregation, sorting, processing and packaging of recovered food for distribution to food-insecure residents.

The Berkeley Food Network (BFN) is an innovative, community-centered organization that brings expanded food assistance services to food-insecure Berkeley residents. BFN’s goal is to ensure that all Berkeley residents are free from hunger and have access to affordable high-quality, healthy food. Funds will be used to grow the Food Recovery Program, which currently rescues 40,000+ lbs. of food each month, as well as purchase reusable transport equipment and containers for food rescue and distribution.

Common Vision contributes to the creation of a healthy and just society by growing school gardens and school children, by teaching new ways for people to live in harmony with the planet and each other, and by healing the earth. Funds will be used to support the Schools as Food Hubs project, which includes operationalizing food recovery and redistribution of food from large generators, food waste reduction education at schools and homes, and utilizing school farms as central hubs for local food system networks.

Essential Food and Medicine works to build collective immunity by providing essential holistic, immune wellness juices, smoothies, and natural medicines for our unhoused neighbors, frontline workers, residents over 65 years of age, non-citizens, formerly incarcerated and the immunocompromised and mobility limited residents. Funds will be used to increase capacity to recover, then process, preserve and transform surplus edible produce and other foods into juice, smoothies, and healthy nutritious meals for members of unhoused communities, seniors and non-citizens.

Hively is a multi-faceted social services agency with a 44-year history of providing supportive resources and services so everyone in our community can thrive. Funds will be used for a new refrigerator, freezer, transport and storage supplies, and staff time for its Food Pantry program which retrieves and preserves surplus food for distribution to families in need.

Mandela Grocery Cooperative is operated, centrally governed, and democratically controlled by its worker-owners, and aims to nourish the community with healthy food, wellness resources, and collective ownership. Funds will be used to increase from once to twice a month, the Sunday Service program, which upcycles surplus food from the store and other donations to create healthy meals for the local unhoused community.

Tri-Valley Haven creates homes safe from abuse and contributes to a more peaceful society one person, one family, one community at a time. Funds will be used to maintain the on-site Food Pantry operations as well as expand the number of grocery rescue sites and Mobile Food Pantry efforts.

Abode’s mission is to end homelessness by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing, and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness. Funds will support the food delivery program that recovers surplus food from local partner grocery stores and redistributes to homeless and very low-income residents in Alameda County through Abode's owned and operated housing sites.

Chefs to End Hunger facilitates the recovery and redistribution of surplus food from food service operators and wholesale distributors to local organizations that serve the food insecure. Funds will be used to grow the list of foodservice operator partners with substantial surplus food in Alameda County, as well as another non-profit agency that can support food distribution.

Hope 4 the Heart serves over 14,000 local low-income families per month by providing food, produce, diapers, and household items. Funds will be used to purchase a new box truck to support an increase of over 60,000 lbs per month of donated food from local stores, as well as the increased need for food delivery to low-income housing.

Replate's technology platform enables businesses to schedule on-demand pickups for their surplus food and activates the community to reliably redistribute surplus food to those experiencing food insecurity. Funds will be used to increase Replate's presence in Alameda County through automated dispatching that will improve efficiency, optimize routes, and free up staff time for building partnerships.

Tri-Valley Haven serves as a vital community resource serving adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness. Funds will support on-site food pantry operations as well as expand the Mobile Food Pantry efforts from monthly to bi-monthly, as need increases due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Food Justice serves hot meals seven times a week to the public at fixed locations in Berkeley and Oakland, and deliver prepared food to homeless encampments.. Funds support the collection and distribution of produce and prepared food that would otherwise be wasted. Food will be transformed into healthy vegetarian meals to be served free of charge to the public.

Replate's technology platform enables businesses to schedule on-demand pickups for their surplus food. Replate’s food rescuers bring donated food directly to those experiencing food insecurity in Bay Area communities. Funds used to improve platform and keep pace with current demands.

TVHC provides accessible, high-quality health care to vulnerable and marginalized populations. Funds assist TVHC to develop a model food donation program with a nutrition education component which will help ensure that recipients of recovered food are able to make healthy food choices and use proper food preparation methods to prevent wasted food.

Tri-Valley Haven serves as a vital community resource serving adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness. Funding supports Tri-Valley Haven’s desire to expand its Food Pantry efforts in both the number of Grocery Rescue pickups conducted each week, reducing the amount of food waste from area grocery stores. In addition, funding allows an increase in the number of locations served by the Mobile Pantry program.

Daily Bowl's mission, is to recover edible food destined for waste and distribute that across to agencies catering to our less fortunate and hungry community members. Funding to expand operations to rescue produce and prepared food from retail/food service and redistribute to nonprofits serving the Tri-City area. Funding to provide large capacity van and other supplies to double recovery efforts.