The Alameda Kitchen is heating up!

[Dana Frasz]

Hello Friends,

Thank you for all the good work you do in this world.  

I'm excited to share with you Food Shift's most recent initiative.  Please see Food Shift's video and campaign below.

I'd love to have you be a part of this vision to reduce waste, feed the hungry, and provide jobs for formerly homeless residents in Alameda, CA.

Please let me know if you have any questions or ideas and thank you for your support!

Dana

 

News, inspiration, & calls to action. View this email in your browser Dear Michael, Food Shift has a new initiative with the goal of ensuring food is not wasted, people are fed, and jobs are created. This project is the Alameda Kitchen.  The Alameda Kitchen will transform fruits and vegetables that would otherwise be wasted into nutritious, affordable food products and meals for low-income populations. Food Shift will be utilizing the kitchen at Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) - a housing community for formerly homeless individuals and families - and provide job training to their residents.   Food Shift just launched a crowdfunding campaign and it's been amazing to see the love and support coming in from all over the country. 150 people gave over $10,000 over the weekend! Now we need to triple that amount so we can reach our goal of $30,000 in 30 days. Check out our campaign page to donate, see our video, look through our awesome prizes, and find sample text you can use to share with your friends, family, and co-workers. Join us in this beautiful vision that is going to impact so many lives and contribute anything you can today!  Thank you for your support! -The Food Shift Team How can we reduce food waste & feed more people? Check out Food Shift’s report and recommendations from Santa Clara County!    Approximately 34,000,000 pounds of edible food gets trashed while 1-in-4 people are at risk of hunger in Santa Clara County. Food Shift conducted research to identify food recovery challenges and community insights, as well as crafted suggested government action to improve the system. Read more about it in our newest blog post here! Want to learn about Food Shift’s work? Check out our website for more stories, events, and volunteer opportunities. Donate Please share this newsletter by clicking the buttons below: Share Tweet Forward to Friend About Food Shift In the United States, 40% of all food produced is wasted, while 49 million Americans lack consistent access to food. Food Shift is developing a game-changing model that reduces food waste and utilizes the abundance of food in our communities to empower, nourish and engage the community.  Food Shift aims to radically shift the way food and people are valued in our society. Our Supporters Stopwaste.org | The San Francisco Foundation | Clif Bar Family Foundation | Altamont Education Advisory Board | The Rose Foundation | Oakland Rotary Club | Furthur Foundation | Give Something Back Foundation | Specialty Foods Foundation | Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund | Copyright © 2015 Food Shift, All rights reserved.  You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Food Shift newsletter. Our mailing address is: Food Shift c/o Earth Island Institute 2150 Allston Way, Suite 460 Berkeley, CA 94704 unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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