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
800+
Avg. families reached each Saturday
30+
Community-led hyper-local food distribution sites
460,000+
Pounds of fresh produce rescued
1,900+
Volunteers recruited
$475,000+
Total fundraised
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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, hanging on a doorknob for someone who can’t leave their home, or in a local community refrigerator where anyone can access what they need without having to ask. Every Saturday we rescue an average of 8000 lbs. of produce and feed more than 763 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 3 community fridges with 7 more on the way. And that’s not all! A number of existing fridges and hyper-local community sites have joined our movement. With the food from the Rapid Rescue program we serve 30+ under-resourced communities every week. But 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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From seed to tree—this is how Grassroots Grocery grew from a single fridge to a food-justice revolution!
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