412 Food Rescue

10/08/2026

We cannot afford to look away from hunger.

For three decades, federal food insecurity data has helped organizations, policymakers, and funders understand who is experiencing hunger, where the need is greatest, and how conditions are changing.

Now, as changes to federal food assistance programs take effect, that measurement is being discontinued.

In a new TribLive op-ed, 412 Food Rescue's Sean Hudson examines what this means for our ability to understand hunger and respond to it.

Because understanding the scale of hunger matters just as much as showing up to address it.

Read the full op-ed in TribLive: USDA is hiding hunger. We can’t afford to look away: https://community.triblive.com/news/4156578

10/06/2026

412 Food Rescue and Whole Foods Market came together for the annual “Stuff the Van” event! Whole Foods, as part of their Nourishing Our Neighbors program, loaded up one of our refrigerated vans, donated by Whole Foods in 2021, with fresh produce and groceries at their East Liberty location.

This year’s donation included a variety of pantry staples like broth, pasta, oats, rice, and canned goods, alongside beautiful fresh produce! These donations will directly benefit the Good Food Project, where the items will be split between our Kitchen-Prep and Grocery Bagging programs.

A huge thank you to Whole Foods for their ongoing partnership and generosity, and to everyone involved in making this year’s “Stuff the Van” another success! 💚

09/21/2026

🏃 Run for a reason this year at the Pittsburgh Marathon!

Whether your distance is 1 mile or 26.2, you can join Team 412 Food Rescue and make every mile mean a little more. Choose from a variety of events, set your fundraising goal, and turn your miles into support for food rescue right here in our community.

Because being a good neighbor can look like a lot of things.

Sometimes, it looks like picking up surplus food and delivering it to a nonprofit down the street. Sometimes, it looks like donating to keep that food moving.

And sometimes, it looks like lacing up your shoes and running for your neighbors. 💚

This year, we’ll also be hosting a few pop-up events for runners who sign up with our team, more details to come!

Pick your distance. Run for a reason. Run for your neighbors.

Questions? Email [email protected].
Sign up here: https://raceroster.com/events/2027/125449/2027-dicks-sporting-goods-pittsburgh-marathon-weekend/fundraising-organization/92077

09/18/2026

This week, we’ve shared just a few of the nonprofit partners who help make food rescue possible. As we wrap up the week, we’re coming back to a moment that showed what can happen when an entire community is connected: one million food rescues.

At the center of it all is

A food donor says, “We have food.”
Food Rescue Hero puts that food into motion.
A volunteer says, “I can take it.”
A nonprofit partner says, “We can get it to our community.”

That’s tech for good. Technology that makes it easier for people to show up for one another.

Because behind every rescue is something really simple: neighbors helping neighbors.

Our community is big. Thousands of people, businesses and organizations choosing to show up in different ways. And when that many people decide they can do something good for their neighbors, the impact adds up.

One million rescues is proof of what we can do together.

Keep showing up. Keep choosing your neighbors. Keep good food moving.

09/17/2026

09/15/2026

Celebrating our one millionth rescue was pretty incredible!

But one million rescues don’t happen without our nonprofit partners, who distribute that food in their communities.

They are a critical part of every rescue, helping get good food directly to the people and communities they already know and serve.

This week, we’re highlighting just a few of those partners and the important work they do every day. 412 Food Rescue works with nearly 500 nonprofit partners across the Pittsburgh region.

One million rescues took a whole network. And we’re grateful for every partner helping us keep good food moving.

We will not ignore hunger.

09/14/2026

In 2025, the government stopped tracking hunger in America. That doesn't mean it went away. With the largest SNAP and WIC cuts in the program's history now in force, more of our neighbors are at risk and we refuse to look away.

Just Harvest Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank The Food Trust

09/11/2026

One million rescues. One movement. Thousands of people choosing to keep good food moving. 💚

Powered by Food Rescue Hero, volunteers across North America have now completed ONE MILLION food rescues, moving surplus food to communities instead of letting it go to waste.

And while rescue #1,000,000 could have happened anywhere across the Food Rescue Hero Network, it happened right here, where this movement began: Pittsburgh.

Friday morning, 412 Food Rescue volunteer Barb completed the milestone rescue, moving surplus food from GetGo at Cranberry Crossroads to nonprofit partner Christian Housing, Alexis Manor.

But this milestone is much bigger than one rescue or one city. It represents 63,000 people across North America taking action through Food Rescue Hero.

What started in Pittsburgh has grown into a movement.

One million rescues and we’re still moving. 💚

09/09/2026

The moment surplus food becomes available, the clock starts ticking.

Our Operations Team is already asking: Where can this go? Which nonprofit partner can receive it? Who can get it out into the community quickly?

Each year, around 650 food donors provide surplus food, 1,180 active volunteers help keep it moving, and our fleet team completes 29,000 rescues across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

At the center of where that food goes are nearly 520 nonprofit partners, organizations already embedded in their communities that know how to get good food to the people they serve.

412 Food Rescue isn’t a traditional food bank. We mobilize food. Our food donors, volunteers, fleet team and nonprofit partners work together to move good food quickly and get it where it can make an immediate impact.

Take a look at the roadmap above to follow the journey of a food rescue, from surplus food, to pickup, to one of our nonprofit partners and, ultimately, into the community.

09/05/2026

🏈 412 Food Rescue is wishing Pitt Panthers a great season! We're especially cheering for Senior kicker Antonio Chadha!

For the second year in a row, thanks to Huntington National Bank's Food Goals initiative, for every home field goal kicked by Pitt, 412 Food Rescue will receive a $1,000 donation! 💙 💛

We are proud to be a partner of Huntington Bank, Pitt Football, and the Food Goals program!

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