TOGETHER WE FACE
Nearly 6 million tons of food are wasted every year in CA
Food waste sent to landfills is responsible for 58% of the State’s methane emissions.
1 in 5 CA residents, including children and the elderly, face food insecurity.
Peninsula Food Runners efficiently rescues surplus food, reduces waste, and delivers nourishing meals to people facing food insecurity.
OUR IMPACT
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Meals rescued and delivered in ‘24
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million pounds of food recovered and diverted from landfill in ‘24
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Women, Men, and Children receiving nutritious meals weekly
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Why Peninsula Food Runners?
Extraordinary Efficiency
A meal for under 25 cents—that’s measurable impact.
Powered by Volunteers
Hundreds deliver food and hope to the needy each month.
We Bring the Food to You
Fresh meals delivered to those who can’t reach distribution sites.
Always Free
No fees for donors or recipients—generosity made easy.
100% Pick-Up Promise
Every donation matters. By 2025, we’ll rescue all offered food daily.
Built for Impact
Your support powers a lean system—staff, software, vans—keeping food on tables, not in landfills.
Driven by Experience, Guided by Data
People and technology unite to make food rescue smarter and faster.
Real Transparency
We show impact in pounds, meals, and dollars. So you see results.
Zero Waste. Full Hearts.
Our food feeds people, not landfills creating cleaner communities and fuller plates.
What we do
Every day, our volunteers pick up and deliver a wide variety of wonderfully prepared and fresh surplus food to community organizations that feed their needy clients.
See us in action! Learn more about our work and see what it’s like to volunteer
How You Can Help or Receive Support
Some of our valued partners
