COVID-19 Response
Although many of our food donors have temporarily closed their kitchens, we continue to safely recover healthy food and distribute fresh meals to families. In 2020, we recovered over 10,000 pounds of fresh food and distributed over 25,000 prepared meals to Kansas City-area families.
U.S. restaurants waste over $25 billion in food each year.
- 30% of wasted food was never even served.
- Only 20% of restaurants donate unserved surplus food.
- Surplus food from Kansas City restaurants could provide up to 1 million meals to hungry families.
Food insecurity is real in Kansas City.
- In our city, 1 out of every 6 kids is food insecure.
- 40% of food insecure kids don't qualify for federal nutrition programs like SNAP.
- Food pantries are not always able to provide fresh, healthy, perishable foods.
Pete's Garden gets wholesome meals to hungry families.
- We collect unserved prepared food from caterers, restaurants, and food service operations.
- We portion donated food into balanced meals.
- We partner with social service groups to get meals to families.
Healthy family meals help support healthy families.
- We make it easier for more moms and dads to enjoy fresh, healthy meals with their kids.
- We promote family meal time as an opportunity for families to connect over food, fun, and conversation.