Our Impact

Our impact

Every solution, service, and technology at Food Connect is built around the recipient’s needs first

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Food Connect creates a more equitable and sustainable food cycle

The hunger ecosystem

40%

of our food supply is wasted in America

+50M

people face food insecurity in the US

Food system

Gap in real time matching, distribution, and collaboration

350k+

Meals delivered a month

80%

Increase in food donations when our partners work with us

$650

Reported savings per week from meal sities

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“More than just food, Food Connect delivers respect and reliability for our elders, who know their deliveries will arrive on time and intact.”

Theresa Halvorson-Lee

Director, Department of Indian Work

“Food Connect has made an incredible difference by helping us rescue and distribute fresh, nutritious food for the families we serve.”

Marione Rangel

Community Market Manager, Cross-Lines Community Outreach

“Our Food Pharmacy operations continued through COVID and expanded to reach more families because of Food Connect’s support.”

Abbe Stern

Food Pharmacy Manager, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

“Food Connect’s home delivery services helped us reach elderly and disabled neighbors who otherwise couldn’t get to our pantry.”

Tanya Veltz

Founder and Director, Tree House Entertainment Cultural Arts Movement

"Working with Food Connect has enabled us to deliver healthy ingredients to diabetic patients through a communicative and collaborative partnership"

Francesca Boulton

Community Programs Director at 18 Reasons

An innovative approach to a circular economy solution

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Mobilize local businesses to be a part of the solution

Support circular economy solutions

Create a zero waste solution

Innovation meets grassroots hunger relief efforts

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Serving over 800 partners nationwide

Health organizations

Senior center networks

School districts

Food vendors and grocers

Food banks and food pantries

Emergency meals sites

Our impact in numbers

90%

success rate through all deliveries

95%

food donations stay within 30 mins of donation

1M+

Driver network

(cars, vans and box trucks)

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Check our latest news

May 6, 2026

Extending Care Beyond the Clinic

How home delivery removes barriers for families and expands capacity for CHOP’s Food Pharmacy team.

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May 5, 2026

Evolving to Meet Philadelphia’s Needs

How a crisis-driven shift to home delivery sparked collaborative solutions to food access.

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May 1, 2026

From Farm to Doorstep

Fairview Health Service’s Food is Medicine initiative brings food to people’s doors while supporting farmers.

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