Lovin' Spoonfuls Food Rescue - Boston, Massachusetts

This September

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Strike Food Waste

Join us in raising awareness about the issue of wasted food and its impact on people and planet. Support food rescue now.

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How Lovin' Spoonfuls

Responding to COVID 19

The need is greater than ever, and our team continues to work hard to connect resources within the community.

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Spoonfuls' commitment

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Lovin’ Spoonfuls began intentional work around DEI in 2018, and in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, we have prioritized our commitment to it.

A new model

for

Hunger Relief

Since 1980, the number of food banks in the US has skyrocketed from 200 to 40,000 and rates of hunger have increased by 7%. As the face of hunger changes, hunger relief must change as well. At Lovin’ Spoonfuls we are committed to rescuing food through innovative and daily efforts.

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Lovin' Spoonfuls

Proud to Celebrate 10 Years of Service!

Make a donation in honor of our 10th anniversary and your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000.

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Food rescue

Only the Beginning

Learn how we are not only providing rescued food to our beneficiaries, but also educating through our Plenty program.

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Support

our

Boston Marathon Team

While the path down Boylston Street will now be virtual, we're still cheering for our runners: Ryan Cohlhepp, Josie Fox, and Robert Phillips.

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Bridging the gap

Between abundance and need...

Lovin’ Spoonfuls is dedicated to facilitating the rescue and distribution of healthy, fresh food that would otherwise be discarded throughout Greater Boston, MetroWest and Hampden County and beyond every weekday. Breaking new ground in the food rescue movement, we connect community resources by linking grocery stores, produce wholesalers, and farms to local meal programs and social service entities serving those in need.

37 M

struggle daily

Pre-pandemic, 37 million Americans struggled with food insecurity.

40 %

Food Wasted

Over 40% of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste each year.

How

We’re doing it

Why should hunger relief be limited to non-perishable food items when there is so much fresh food available to be rescued? We are the bridge between abundance and need, providing fresh, healthy food to our neighbors who need it most, the day we rescue it.

75+ vendors

OVER 80,000 LBS WEEKLY

Grocery stores, produce wholesalers, farmers markets, bakeries

Same day delivery

8 ROUTES

Refrigerated delivery vehicles, professionally trained drivers, mobile inventory tracking system

160+ Non-profits

30,000 CLIENTS WEEKLY

Homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food pantries, domestic violence agencies, senior centers, after school programs, meal delivery services

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News & updates

14 Sep

Lindsay’s Lovin’ Covers: How one local student put her talents to work for good

Meet Lindsay, a local 11-year-old whose compassion (and skills with a sewing machine!) helped create the equivalent of 3,600 meals for neighbors in need. We caught up with Lindsay to learn more about her very special project. Food insecurity has been a hot topic during the pandemic, with so many more families struggling to put […]

11 Sep

Six months later: An update on Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ COVID response

With Spoonfuls’ Chief Operating Officer, Lauren Palumbo Early in the pandemic, we were updating our community on how things were changing week to week at Lovin’ Spoonfuls, as we worked to provide essential services while the conditions in which our teams were working changed rapidly. Six months later, we’re settled into a new normal, and […]

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