Food Rescue

CHiPS’ Food Rescue program accepts and picks up perfectly good food from a growing number of businesses including restaurants, grocery stores, cafes, and events that would otherwise be thrown away.  This food helps with the more than 100,000 meals we distributes annually. Over forty percent of food is wasted each year in our city and country, food that ends up in garbage cans, dumpsters and contributing to climate change due to the release of methane from landfills.  Despite that, food waste, like food insecurity, has a solution. CHiPS’ food rescue program minimizes food waste AND food insecurity by distributing the food to hungry New Yorkers through our Hot Meals, Food Pantry, Mobile Pantry and Brown Bag programs.  While CHiPS can handle large donations, smaller donations are also accepted and can often be distributed immediately and/or repurposed by our industrious and creative chef.  By accepting food donations, NYCP can help food businesses minimize food waste and the impact to the environment, and also help provide tax relief.

As of July 2024, our partners have donated more than $100,000 worth of food to CHiPS!

Do you operate a food-related business or regularly have food available to donate?

Schedule a recurring pick up or start a food rescue partnership with us! Please email donations@chipsonline.org for more information.