Care to Feed Foundation

01/02/2018

2018 is already off to a great start, thanks to a donation to Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) from B. Doughnut!

If your business would like to donate surplus food in the new year, we want to hear from you! Send us a message via Instagram or Facebook for more info.

And, If you’re looking for a way to volunteer in the new year, join the Care to Feed team! Whether you live or work in Arlington, it’s a great way to get to know the community. Message us today!

12/16/2017

Detroit is on track to becoming a leader in the fight against food waste. Follow the link to learn more about the work of the city's Food Policy Council.

The statistics on food waste in the U.S. are staggering – 40 percent of our food is thrown out, while 14 million children suffer from...

12/14/2017

Red wine, white wine...tofu wine? Yes, and it helps combat food waste! Find out how it's made, and how it tastes, at the link below.

Drinking probably derails more people’s health goals than fast food. Most drinks are loaded with dense sugars such as grenadine, simple syrup, and agave. Spirits are calorie-dense, but lack nutritional value.

12/12/2017

From robots to electron beams, technology is making it easier for producers to reduce their food waste, long before it gets to your plate. Follow the link to learn about some of the latest innovations.

The USDA estimates that more than 30% of all food products in the United States are thrown away, costing the nation more than $161 billion per year, with...

11/15/2017

Volunteers Christal and Kirsten helped serve chicken cacciatore and rice to more than 60 guests tonight at Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN).

As temperatures fall, more guests come to A-SPAN for a hot meal and a warm place to sleep. Visit A-SPAN’s page to learn more about the work they’re doing in our county, and connect with Care to Feed if your restaurant can donate surplus food to A-SPAN’s kitchen.

11/12/2017

A delicious donut donation arrived at Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) today from B. Doughnut. Thank you for choosing and sharing with the guests at A-SPAN!

11/07/2017

A HUGE thank you to Capital Chicken & Waffles and B. Doughnut for their donation today from The Stand. Guests at Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) will get to enjoy some comfort food thanks to our newest donors!

10/16/2017

It's World Food Day! How are you working toward in your home and community? In India, FIFA is distributing leftover food from its tournament venues to shelter homes.

On 16 October, to celebrate World Food Day, FIFA and the LOC organised a very special event for 70 girls at a Feeding India shelter home in Delhi.

10/15/2017

Chef Douglas McMaster's flagship restaurant, Silo, is striving to achieve zero waste, from the food served on the plate to the pulp used to make their bar stools. Follow the link to learn more about the movement, and tell us how you'll be reducing your waste tomorrow for World Food Day.

Restaurateurs are challenging themselves to reduce the staggering amount of food waste that the industry generates. But can any viable business generate zero waste?

10/14/2017

The theme of the 2017 World Food Day is “Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development.” More than 17 million people in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda have reached emergency food insecurity levels, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Read this story to learn more about the challenges these nations are facing and the solutions that have been proposed.

By Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI, Oct 12 2017 (IPS) - A growing number of African countries are increasingly becoming food insecure as delayed and insufficient rainfall, as well as crop damaging pests such as the ongoing outbreak of the fall armyworm, cause the most severe maize crisis in the last decade....

10/13/2017

Monday is World Food Day, so this weekend we'll be sharing news about how global communities are working to end food insecurity. In Dubai, citizens are encouraged to donate packaged food to Food Bank fridges that will be placed across the city. Follow the story to learn more. .

Food donation drives, competitions and a social media campaign with the hashtag launched

10/05/2017

Meet Chef Glenn Jahnsen, kitchen manager and chef at Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN). Chef will be taking food donations collected by Care to Feed and turning them into meals for A-SPAN guests.

Shout out to Brooklyn Bagel Bakery who donated eight dozen bagels Wednesday afternoon to A-SPAN through Care to Feed!