Feeding It Forward
What We Do:
We alleviate hunger, and reduce waste, in Napa County by recovering excess fresh food from donors, delivering this food to over 40 community partner organizations that serve our neighbors suffering food insecurity. Addressing both food insecurity and food waste improves the health, well-being, and economy of our community. We believe everyone deserves a healthy diet.
Founded in the fall of 2018, we’ve grown rapidly from a few thousand meals that year to over 88,000 meals in the first 6 months of 2021. In 2019, an astonishing 35% of all food in the U.S. went unsold or uneaten. That’s $408 billion worth of food: wasting water, landfill space, and energy, which could be utilized to feed the over 6,000+ children. Just in Napa County, 19% of children are food insecure, with 6% of seniors in Napa living below federal poverty levels. A nutrient-poor diet often contributes to the development of many chronic diseases.
Our robust network actively collaborates to serve the hungry in Napa County. Our founder, David Busby, chairs the Safety Net Food Committee of 15+ local organizations; he also co-chairs the Food Access Subcommittee of Napa Valley COAD which collaborates with 25+ other local organizations.
Other Ways to Help:
Volunteer Opportunities
- Customer relations and database assistance
- Food collecting (verifying for food safety), transporting, and delivery to organizations
- Social Media & Print Assistance:
- Website assistance
- SEO
- Creation of newsletters, blogs, flyers, marketing pieces
- Graphics creation
- Copy editing
- Networking & increasing awareness of food insecurity and food waste (environmental impacts)
- Fundraising assistance
- Donations of compostable containers, cleaning supplies, gas cards
Business Partners:
Testimonial:
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Anonymous
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Linda Dietiker-Yolo in honor of Support Group
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Anonymous
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Celeste Giunta
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Karen Olson in honor of Laura Hill
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Bonnie RICHARDSON
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borden wright
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Debra and Glen Sturdevant in honor of Rocky and Lillian Holland
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Anonymous
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Feeding It Forward Board of Directors in honor of Matching Funds
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Anonymous
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cathy reat
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Wendy Cole
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Robert Fioretti
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Joan Fromowitz
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Christine Ackley
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Sandra and Dean Hansen
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Peggy Dvorak
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Margaret M Niland
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Cindy Johnson
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Kirsty Cringan
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Anonymous
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Patty McCart
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Anonymous
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Cynthia Langlois-Yallop
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Sheryl deLeuze
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Nancy Boudett
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Anonymous in honor of Chip and MB
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Anonymous
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Ann Gilleran
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Anonymous
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Peg Maddocks
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Lily and Andres Alegria in honor of Albert and Kim Katz
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Eve Howard
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Carol Glaser in honor of Hilary Zunin
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HALLEY LAUER
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Elayna Trucker
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Anonymous
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Grania Lindberg
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Lori & Lonnie Bowling
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David Busby in honor of Hilary Zunin & all the volunteers of CanDo
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David Layland
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Nancy FIREMAN in honor of the new and returning nonprofits. Good luck!
