Waste No More!

Waste No More!Ending hunger with existing resources:A community service project by Judah Rodman

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Our Vision:Each year 133 billion pounds of food are thrown away in the United States. The grocery industry is responsible for 10% of that waste (13.3 billion pounds of food)!

Waste No More! Is designed to streamline the delivery of the wasted food from grocery stores and other food industry businesses to needy families and individuals.

Through proper management and logistical support, food banks and charities will have the opportunity to end hunger utilizing existing resources that would otherwise go to waste.

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Poverty & Hunger in the United States:The Numbers46.7 million Americans, or 14.8% of the population, live in poverty15.5 million children in the United States, nearly 22% of child population, live in povertyA startling 1 in every 6 Americans faces hunger1 in every 5 children in the U.S. is at risk of hunger, and for Latino and African-American children 1 in 3 are at risk48.1 million Americans live in food insecure households6.9 million households experience very low food insecurityEvery county in the United States has a minimum of 4% of its households experiencing food insecurity, and in some counties the figures exceed 30%Over 20 million children receive free or subsidized lunch at school, but less than half receive breakfast or summer assistance

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Poverty & Hunger Graphs and Charts

Breakdown of child hunger in the U.S. by regionChild poverty rates in the United States by race/ethnicity

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Poverty & Hunger Graphs and Charts: Continued

Tracking poverty statistics by state and poverty increases Tracking U.S. poverty and food insecurities

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Food Waste in the United StatesThe United States throws away one-third of the food it producesOver 40% of the total food in this country ends up waste, more than any other country on EarthApproximately 133 billion pounds of food are wasted each yearThis equals 20 pounds of food wasted per person, per month in the United StatesOver 1,249 calories per person, per day are wasted$165 billion worth of food is thrown out each year25 million hungry Americans could be fed just with the food that is wastedIn the U.S. food waste is the second highest component-and the highest component by weight-of landfills, which are the largest source of methane emissions

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Food wasted, in calories, in the U.S. and around the world(per person, per day)

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Food waste per region, and the impact on the enviroment

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The ProjectWaste No More! Is an innovative project aiming to connect food banks & charities to the billions of pounds of wasted food from nearby groceries and food vendorsThe project will be divided into an initial Phase I, followed by a more comprehensive and larger scale Phase IIThe initial goal of Phase I is to provide efficient storage, transportation and distribution of extra food from local Broward County vendors to local charitiesThe larger scale Phase II will be national, will include a network of volunteers, and will utilize a website for charities to order necessary food

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Phase IEnroll local stores that dispose of extra food anywayPartner with local charities, accessing their existing volunteer & financial support networksFundraise at least one refrigerated delivery truck/van to deliver extra food to local charitiesFundraise refrigeration units for local stores to keep extra food until daily pickup is viablePartner with local charities to use their existing facilities as a distribution center Phase I will require one full-time delivery driver and volunteers to sort/repack the donated food and coordinate logisticsEstimated annual budget: $100,000

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Phase IINational expansion: first targeting specific high poverty markets, then beyondDevelopment of streamlined online ordering options to expedite the process for food banks & charitiesMulti-level marketing strategy, including purchasing tv/radio airtime, celebrity endorsements, major sports team sponsorships, strategic brand placement etc.Advanced fundraising efforts, including sponsoring marathons, telethons, and moreWill require many full-time office & delivery/sorting staffEstimated (minimum) annual budget: $1.5 million

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Volunteers

Phase IWaste No More! will schedule presentations at local local high schools, universities, social clubs etc. to introduce our innovative project to socially conscience young adults who are as motivated as us in ending the hunger crisis in Broward County. Volunteers will be responsible for sorting and repackaging food deliveries, as well as coordinating logistics with local charities. All volunteers will be treated to a Miami Heat game with the everyone involved in the project, in addition to a WNM! t-shirt.Phase IIOur national marketing campaign will garner name recognition for Waste No More! and attract volunteers looking to make a difference in their communities. Volunteers will report directly to the regional representative of WNM!, and will be responsible for sorting & repackaging and logistics. Each will receive a WNM! t-shirt, in addition to other perks & prizes to be determined later.

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SponsorshipSponsorship for WNM! will be 100% tax deductible, and will afford us the opportunity to battle hunger & poverty across the country. WNM! is a non-profit project, so each dollar you give goes fully to feeding the poor. Sponsorship can be a lot more than just money. Our project requires equipment and services, such as delivery vehicles, refrigeration units, graphic design & marketing assistance, food packaging, and much more! We appreciate your partnership in stemming the hunger pains of our beautiful country!

Donations can be made to our upcoming GoFundMe campaign, or directly to Waste No More!Email yrodman2015@fau.edu for more information

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