Logos of 412 Food Rescue, Food Rescue Hero app

Critical Issue Fund grantee organization 412 Food Rescue experienced a major increase in new downloads of its app, which connects surplus food with volunteers and community organizations, in 2020. The organization also gained over 4,500 new volunteers. Click here to read an article highlighting the organization’s success by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The organization’s work during the COVID pandemic, including delivering groceries to families diagnosed with COVID, was also featured extensively in a recent Washington Post article. Click here to read.