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Hunger Relief Innovation Through Collaboration

Hunger and food insecurity persists even in the face of global food abundance. The world's farmers produce

February 9, 2022

Food waste? There’s an app for that

Megha Kulshreshtha, a graduate of Villanova, had been working in finance for a few years when she noticed how restaurants

Turning An Idea into a Nonprofit with Megha Kulshreshtha

On today's episode, Ami Kassar sits down with Megha Kulshreshtha to learn all about her nonprofit, Food Connect!

Tech Led Solutions to Address Food Insecurity during a Global Pandemic

Food insecurity, defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food to live an active and healthy lifestyle,

February 23, 2021

Food Connect Winner Dev Project of the Year 2016

Founded by Megha Kulshreshtha Food Connect links homeless shelters to restaurants looking to donate their leftover

February 23, 2021

Healthier Together Led “Disrupting Determinants” Panel for Amplify Philly series

Scheduled as part of South by South West (SXSW) 2020, “Disrupting Determinants” was originally envisioned as a panel discussion

October 6, 2020

Philabundance Virtual Town Hall

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago, Philabundance has faced countless challenges

Local food rescuers save tons of produce from going to waste

Andrew Butler’s car was packed with food: a case of bottled milk, plastic bags filled with slices of pizza, and

Creating Connections to Rescue Food to Address Food Insecurity

Food Connect is using technology to create real-time connections between those who have excess food