Food Rescue US - Akron

10/14/2026

Mark your calendars! We would love to see you there!

Join the Stow Environmental Commission, Summit ReWorks, Food Rescue US and Rubber City Reuse for this FREE event.

Stow Safety Building - Community Room
Thurs., October 29, 2026
6:30 PM

Topics Presented:
● The Serious Problem of Food Waste
● Saving Money by Reducing Food Waste at Home
- The EPA estimates that families lose at least $56 each week to
food waste!
● How Food Rescue US Saves Food Locally
● Backyard Composting Best Practices
● Stow’s New Community Composting Program

More information: https://www.stowohio.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=3279

10/14/2026

🏪 Agency Spotlight: North Coast Community Homes

Food rescue is about more than moving food from one place to another. It's about making sure that food reaches people and organizations in our community where it can make a difference.

We're grateful to partner with North Coast Community Homes, an organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in living more independently and being active members of their communities.

When rescued food arrives at North Coast Community Homes, it becomes more than a donation- it becomes an opportunity to support the people they serve while helping stretch valuable resources.

A huge thank you to North Coast Community Homes for being part of the Food Rescue US- Akron community and for the work you do every day to support the people you serve.

And thank you to the volunteers who make these rescues possible!

10/12/2026

🙂 140 Pounds of Squishy Cubes = A Whole Lot of Future Smiles

Last week, our Food Rescue US-Akron volunteer rescued 140 pounds of squishy cubes- and we can't wait to see the smiles they bring to so many kids in the coming weeks!

Sometimes food rescue looks like fresh produce, bread, or meals. And sometimes, it looks a little more playful! 🎉

What matters is finding a new purpose for items that might otherwise go to waste and getting them into the hands of people who can use and enjoy them.

This rescue is a reminder that food rescue is about more than pounds saved. It's about the people who benefit, the resources we preserve, and the unexpected ways our community comes together.

A huge thank you to the donor who made this possible and to the volunteer who helped turn surplus into something meaningful.

You never know what one rescue might mean to someone else.

140 pounds rescued. So many smiles still to come!

10/10/2026

Need plans for your Saturday morning? Come support the market and make a purchase as part of their Harvest Share program that will be donated and delivered to a local agency.

We are extremely grateful to participate in the market and looking forward to continuing next summer!

Our friends at Food Rescue US - Akron will be at Market tomorrow collecting food to distribute to local social service agencies. Vendors can donate products after the Market and customers are invited to buy an extra to donate.

This will be the final Food Rescue date in 2026 and we plan to resume next Spring!

10/09/2026

Stop in and support Book's BBQ during their anniversary event for a chance to win delicious BBQ!

🚨 I wasn't going to mention this, but several customers were asking yesterday with some of the menu item numbers that we were put out there to also mention what we have given back to the communities over the past 4 years.

We take great pride to help and give back as much as possible to our local and surrounding communities, whether its through discounts snd donations to the local or surrounding school systems, churches, non profit organizational fundraisers, city employees, local emergency response, officers, and much more!!!

Partnering through Food Rescue - Akron over the past two years, doing what we can to help all of those in need as well!

Through discounts and donations we are currently just over $30,000 over the past 4 years!!!

We greatly appreciate everyone's patronage and here is to many more donations and years to come!!!

We have only come across 1 of the 4 golden tickets so far. Congrats Judith!! Who will be next? See ya soon!!

10/07/2026

👀 Here's Something Most People Don't See: The Rescue Before the Rescue

When you see a box of food arrive at a local community agency, you might think the important part is the delivery.

But there's a whole chain of people behind it.

🍽 A business recognizes it has food it can't sell.
👭A Site Director who manages all the details that go into the rescue.
📱 The rescue gets posted on the schedule.
✋🏼 A volunteer says "I can do it!"
🚗 In less than an hour, the food is directly delivered to the agency.
🤝 Someone in the community gets access to food that might have otherwise been wasted.

And sometimes that all happens in just a matter of hours.

That's food rescue.

It isn't a warehouse full of food waiting for someone to need it. It's a community network that moves food from where there is too much to where it can help.

Want to help? 💚

📱Register to be a food rescuer. www.foodrescue.us
🚗 Claim a rescue.
🏪 Know a business with surplus food? Connect us.
📣 Share this post with someone who might want to get involved.

One donor. One volunteer. One agency. One rescue at a time.

That's how we feed our community- not landfills.

10/04/2026

💚 Food Waste Prevention Week Is Ending but The Effort Doesn't Have To.

After a week of talking about ways to use up excess food in your house, date labels, composting, and how businesses also have surplus food, here's the biggest takeaway:

It's not about being perfect. It's about making an effort to waste less. 💚

There are lots of small choices that can make a difference:

🛒 Plan ahead.
Check what you already have before you shop. Buy what you're actually going to use.

🍌Use what you have.
Give that extra banana a new life. Turn leftovers into another meal. Get creative before food gets forgotten.

📅 Understand date labels.
A date on a package doesn't automatically mean the food needs to go in the trash. Learn what different labels mean and use proper food safety practices.

🥖 Share surplus.
Have more food than you can use? Donate safe, edible surplus to help feed the community. Food Rescue US-Akron can help businesses and organizations get excess food where it can be used.

🌱Compost what can't be eaten.
When food has truly reached the end of its edible life, look for local composting options like RubberCity Reuse.

📣 Ask businesses.
Restaurants, stores, gas stations, schools, corporate dining halls have surplus food too. Ask what they do with it- and tell them about Food Rescue US-Akron.

🚗 Become a Food Rescuer.
Join our volunteers working everyday to ensure food doesn't go to waste. Download our app and claim a rescue today. In less than an hour, food that may otherwise may have gone to waste, can be shared to feed our neighbors.

Every pound kept out of the landfill matters. Every meal rescued matters. Every small change adds up.

Food Waste Prevention Week is ending, but the effort doesn't have to.

Not perfection. Just progress. Let's waste less together.

10/03/2026

🍽 Food Waste Doesn't Just Happen in Our Kitchens.

We all know households have food that goes uneaten but businesses have surplus food, too.

🍔 Restaurants
🛒 Grocery & retail stores
⛽ Gas stations & convenience stores
🏫 Schools
🏢 Corporate dining halls
🍽 Caterers & food service operators
🍅 Farm markets

Every day, these businesses may have perfectly good food that can no longer be sold- but could still help feed someone in our community.

👀 Here's where you come in.

The next time you're at a food business, ask one simple question:

"What do you do with your excess food?"

If the answer is "We throw it away," tell them about Food Rescue US-Akron.

💚 Tell the business owner or manager about us.
📱Share www.foodrescue.us with them.
🤝 Offer to connect them with us at [email protected]
📣 Tag us on social media when you spread the word.

We can help businesses figure out whether their surplus food can be donated and connect it with a local agency. Our volunteers handle the pickup and delivery- getting good food where it can be used instead of where it becomes waste.

You don't have to be be a volunteer to be a food rescuer.

Sometimes, all it takes is one person asking one question.

Together, we can make sure more good food feeds people, not landfills. 💚

10/02/2026

🌍 When Food Can't Be Rescued, There's Still Something You Can Do.

Sometimes we catch food before it becomes waste. We freeze it. Use it in another recipe. Share it. Or a business can donate it through Food Rescue US-Akron.

But what happens when it's too late?

If your senses tell you the food is no longer safe or edible, the landfill doesn't have to be the next stop. 🌎

🌱 Try Composting!

When food is no longer edible, composting can give those food scraps another purpose- returning nutrients to the soil instead of sending them to a landfill.

Not sure where to start?

We're big fans of our friends at RubberCity Reuse, who are working right here in our community to make reuse and composting more accessible. 💚

If you're looking for a local composting option, check out RubberCity Reuse and see how you can keep your food scraps out of the landfill.

As we wind down Food Waste Prevention week, remember:

🍒 Food that's still good to eat 👉 RESCUE IT
🌱 Food that's no longer edible 👉 COMPOST IT
🗑 Landfill 👉 LAST RESORT

Food Rescue US-Akron is focused on getting good food to people who can use it. And when food truly reaches the end of its edible life, we can still make choices that reduce its environmental impact.

💚 Feed people first. Compost what can't be eaten. Waste less at every step.

10/01/2026

🍞🥖🥯 That Bread Has A Lot More Life Left In It!

Bread is one of those foods that can easily become food waste- especially when it's nearing a date, there's more inventory than expected, or a bakery or store simply has more than it can sell.

But here's something we hear again and again from our agency partners:

Bread is needed. And it's appreciated. 💚

And when that bread is rescued instead of thrown away, every loaf has a purpose.

Food Rescue US-Akron helps connect surplus food, like this much needed bread, with a local agency. Our volunteers pick it up and deliver it directly to where it's needed. 🛻

💬Next time you are at your favorite bakery, restaurant, or store, ask them:
What do you do with your extra, unsold bread?

If they need a solution, help connect us!