GJ-ALLEVIATING HUNGER & FOOD WASTE
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Disaster Relief
- Emergency & Safety
- Hunger
Location
49831 PARKSIDE DRNORTHVILLE, MI 48168 United States
Organization Information
Mission Statement
GJ-Alleviating Hunger & Food Waste is a non-profit organization (501(c)(3)) that is designed to create a platform for volunteers to aid in the transfer of excess food from going to waste to areas such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens.
Description
Objectives:
GJ-Alleviating Hunger & Food Waste has the following objectives that it desires to tackle:
- to provide a medium to transport surplus food from food providers to food storage areas such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens
- to engender a proper way to optimize the benefits of the volunteers and reduce the costs (time, monetary resources, etc.) incurred by the volunteers in this organization
- to provide opportunities for volunteers to obtain volunteer hours, networking opportunities, and service experiences
- to reduce and potentially alleviate the wastage of food in the local communities and counties.
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Programs/Achievements:
Since our founding in January of 2020, GJ - Alleviating Hunger & Food Waste has successfully collected and donated 2,369 pounds of Panera bread and 14,191 dozen Dunkin' donuts to our respective partners in Michigan and Ohio.