The nonprofit has been helping redistribute surplus food to those in need since 2009.
At these events, We Don't Waste volunteers line up fresh produce and crates of meals on folding tables, and anyone from the community can take what they need or want."We want to provide people with the dignity to be able to shop. There is a stigma, unfortunately, if you go to a food pantry or food bank, but we want to make it as conformable and innocuous as we can," says Preblud.
The nonprofit saw a 65 percent increase in attendance at its Mobile Food Markets after the expanded Medicaid and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program program that provided relief during the pandemic was cut back as inflation-caused price hikes at grocery stores continue to put a financial strain on low income families and individuals.
In addition to managing its Mobile Food Markets, We Don't Waste also provides bags filled with shelf-stable food and information about other food resources that are used by police to de-escalate situations by offer struggling families and individuals the support they need.Recognizing the broader need for its services, other government agencies such as the Human Services Department have also reached out to the We Don't Waste team.
Preblud believes that advocating for more in-depth education regarding the food we eat and how it not only impacts our bodies, but our environment and the community around us, is the first step to stopping the food insecurity and waste cycle."We started a small program with an education specialist. She would go into schools and conduct an audit regarding how much food they were wasting and what they could do differently to combat that," Preblud says."They loved it.
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