In the U.S., about 40% of all food goes to waste, often ending up in landfills. Hunger at Home partners with venues, hotels, and restaurants of all sizes to rescue edible surplus food—whether it’s prepared meals, raw vegetables, fruit, or meat—and ensures it reaches those in need.
Recent California law (SB 1383) requires local businesses to repurpose edible food with the goal of 75% reduction of organic waste disposal by 2025. We assist your business in complying by collecting and repurposing surplus food, with a strong focus on food safety. Each donation is handled with strict adherence to current health and safety guidelines, ensuring it’s safe for consumption.
Our process is straightforward: we manage everything from collection to safe handling and distribution, transforming your contributions into nutritious meals for the community. By partnering with us, your business can make a meaningful impact, support those in need, and showcase your commitment to sustainability. Together, we can build a healthier community and a greener planet.
Join us in turning surplus food into hope and nourishment for our community while maintaining the highest standards of food safety.
Responding to food insecurity within the community is what we do. Through our network of talented chefs, passionate volunteers, and incredible partners, we make sure that nutritious food gets to those facing food insecurity in our community.
COVID-19 and skyrocketing inflation has brought a new urgency to the fight against hunger, with 1 in 4 people in Silicon Valley in need of food assistance. Because every person in need has a unique situation, we provide food in several ways…
Hunger at Home piloted a program this year in partnership with The Health Trust and San Jose State University Spartan Pantry to provide meals for 3,500 food insecure students at SJSU.
SJSU is not alone. Throughout this process, we learned that food insecurity is a growing crisis across California’s college campuses.
38% of students at community colleges and 29% at four-year colleges experienced food insecurity in the last month.
More than 40% of college students who experience food insecurity report that it negatively impacts their academic performance.
Hunger at Home is providing 25,000 free, nutritious meals to the SJSU Spartan Pantry this academic year, including a variety of individual, microwaveable meal options to accommodate allergies, dietary preferences, and cultural needs.
Our goal is to expand this pilot program to all the colleges and universities in Silicon Valley. Our goal is to raise $500,000 to launch this program in our community. We must feed the future leaders who will be driving innovation in Silicon Valley for decades to come.
Interested in learning more?
Contact: Ewell Sterner at ewell@hungerhomestag.wpenginepowered.com
Created in 2020, the Hunger at Home Youth Council is made up of students with a passion for ending food insecurity and growing sustainability efforts in our community.
Today’s youth are recognizing inequality in our community and their need to get involved. The Hunger at Home Youth Council was formed to give voice to emerging changemakers with a shared passion for ending food insecurity and for growing sustainability efforts in our community.
The Youth Council is dedicated to promoting the activities of Hunger at Home through volunteerism, education, and activism. Members are offered a positive forum to be creative, innovative, and develop leadership skills.
The council brings an important perspective and voice to Hunger at Home’s work as next generation leaders of our community and stewards of the environment.
