Diverting excess food to hungry people
Kiran Sridhar
The Big Picture
Strong Communities
Prosperous Future Trends
Strong Kids
Upwardly Mobile Future
Current Picture
Less Optimistic Future
Financial Crisis
Fewer Jobs
Less Resources to Charities
More Hungry Families
More Hungry Kids
Less engaged in School
Food Security is a Human Right
“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food.” –United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25 (1948)
Hunger is a Real Problem
11 Million Hungry People 20% of Children Live in Food
Insecure Households
Root Cause of HungerFood Production California Food
Root Cause is not Food Production. It is Food Distribution!
A SolutionA non-profit, 501c3, web-based marketplace
connects the donor to those in need
Results to Date
9 Restaurants signed-up 1 Farm in the program Over 4,000 hungry stomachs fed Excess food not in landfills contributing to global
warming Los Gatos High School and Lick-Wilmerding
High School community service projects Two new corporate clients
Los Gatos High School Fundraise
How You Can Help“Life’s most persistent question is: ‘What are you
doing for others’”-Martin Luther King
Join the movement to eradicate hunger in CA
Donate Time Web Design & Software Development Sign-up Farms, Restaurants, Supermarkets,
Cafeterias Design promotional material
Donate Money Donate Food
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Thanks for listening!
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Waste No Food