Interfaith operates the largest food rescue program on the South Shore.
We collected more than 434,700 pounds in donated food last year and since 2009, have kept a collected 5 millions pounds of food out of the waste stream.
Through our food rescue program we make daily food rescue trips to local supermarkets including: Stop and Shop, BJs, Target, Star Market and Trader Joe's. This puts fresh, healthy food on our clients’ tables instead of in a landfill.
Read more about our Food Rescue efforts and how you can help divert food from the waste stream.
Where our food comes from:
Supermarket Partners
Last year, Interfaith received 19,321 boxes of donated food from local supermarkets.
(More than 434,700 pounds!)
Food Rescue Program
Interfaith employs two drivers who coordinate and carry out our food rescue program. Retailers donate a wide variety of product to us, for a wide variety of reasons. Typically they just don’t have enough shelf space and need to cycle out food to make room for new deliveries. Interfaith is grateful for these donations and we’re happy to keep perfectly good food out of landfills.
Our retail partners donate everything from prepared foods to bread to bananas. With a refrigerated truck, and a walk-in freezer and multiple refrigerators back at the food pantry, we are also able to safely rescue and store meat, seafood, dairy items and fresh produce.
Learn more on our Blog: What is Food Rescue?
