Though the restrictions of the pandemic faded and operations began to return to “normal”, our country experienced a nearly unprecedented rate of inflation, making access to healthy food options even more difficult for many in our community. Keep Austin Fed is proud of the many strong partnerships that work together to get wholesome surplus food to our neighbors in need, and we look forward to building even more in the coming years.
Thank you to everyone who supports Keep Austin Fed. It takes every single one of us to grow a healthy community!
Some highlights:
Save the Food merged with Keep Austin Fed, bringing with them their volunteers, food contributors, and recipient partners.
Purchased and installed an 8’x12’ walk-in cooler with 24 hour access, so we can now keep donated food safe for overnight storage when necessary.
Added daily “pop-up pantries” - food giveaways direct to the community.
Rescued and redistributed over 1 MILLION pounds for the first time in a calendar year! (That’s like eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions generated by 7889 car tanks full of gas.)