We Deliver For Our Neighbors

Only 1 in 4 New Yorkers experiencing a food emergency can access a food pantry. Join the food justice revolution that brings the pantry to the people.

Rooting Out Hunger, One Borough at a Time

Grassroots Grocery is a nonprofit powered by a network of neighbors helping neighbors. Fighting for dignified food access for all, we activate communities by getting fresh food to those who need it most.

Our Impact

1200+

Avg. families reached each Saturday

30+

Community-led hyper-local food distribution sites

2,000,000+

Pounds of fresh produce distributed

4000+

Volunteers recruited

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How we Deliver: Our Programs

Rapid Rescue

It all starts with the wholesale bulk food we receive from the Hunts Point Market. It’s available, openly offered, and in need of rescue. Just a few miles away, there are families without enough to eat. The problem is, it’s too expensive to transport. This is where our Rapid Rescue program comes into play. Since March 2021, we’ve rescued and delivered almost 500,000 lbs. of fresh, excess, unsold produce. And thanks to our volunteer drivers we can bring it directly to places it’s never gone before: on main street, or hanging on a doorknob for someone who can’t leave their home. Every Saturday we rescue an average of 10,000 lbs. of produce and feed more than 1100 families.

Community Fridges

Community fridges are places where anyone can give what they can and take what they need. We’re going a step beyond and creating a network. As an organization, we run and maintain 8 community fridges with one more on the way! And that’s not all! More than developing an infrastructure and keeping fridges stocked, we work with community leaders to mobilize community action through food justice committees: self-governed community-based groups that do food-sourcing at the local level. Our vision is for each fridge to be a seed that grows on its own. We just till the soil.

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