How Grace Started Working at MEANS

Jul 27, 2023 | What's New

By Grace Hoening  I have worked with MEANS since June 2019 when I started as an Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Outreach intern at the age of 16. My passion for food recovery started at the ELCA World Hunger Leadership Conference. I tagged along with my...

Volunteer with MEANS Database

Jul 26, 2023 | Volunteer Blog

Get in Touch!  If you would like to volunteer, please email us at california@foodrecovery.org.    Make Phone Calls Thousands of pounds of food have been recovered as a result of a simple phone call to local businesses.  Help us reach more businesses by calling...

All College Students Should Recover Food: The Why and How

Apr 21, 2023 | Newsletter

By Victoria Cao  In the United States, 22 million pounds of food is wasted by college campuses annually, and those local communities often have high rates of food insecurity. In Providence County, Rhode Island, where Providence College, Johnson and Wales, Rhode Island...

Remote Internship Opportunity – Rhode Island

Apr 14, 2023 | Hiring

Overview MEANS Database is a nationwide food recovery organization, connecting businesses with extra food to nearby emergency food providers supporting their community members for free. In Rhode Island and Bristol County, MA, we’ve teamed up with the EPA, RI...