OUR MISSION
Supporting farmers and caringly feeding our neighbors in need
LEADERSHIP
George Ahearn R.N., B.S.N., EMHA
Chairman of the Board & Founder
John Kunin
Vice Chairman of the Board
Director of Business Development & Strategy
Caleb Fitzgerald
Treasurer & Secretary
Monika Whitfield
Executive Director
Diane Dempster
Farm Relations Manager
Mimi Hardie
Senior Manager, Compliance & Development
Burr Mosby
Advisory Council Member, Agriculture
OUR STRATEGY
Moving food where it’s needed.
EastWest Food Rescue acquires or purchases surplus food predominantly from farmers and distributes it with empathy to people experiencing food insecurity. We coordinate every step from finding new sources of nutritious surplus food to organizing transportation to ensuring rescued food is given to people with food insecurity for free. We support the farming community and work towards sustainable solutions for the food system.
AGRICULTURAL & HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS
Bolthouse
Cal Farms
Cascadia Produce
Charlie's Produce
Country Sweet
Doreva
Emergency Food Network
Farmlink
Food Forward
Harvest Against Hunger
John Loos Farms
Mosby
Muckleshoot Tribe
Pacific Int'l Marketing
Progressive Produce
Tanimura & Antle
Target AG
Treehouse Farm
Washington Lettuce &
Vegetable Company
Yakima Nation Farms
We're feeding Washington
with a little help from our friends
Introducing our WSDA We Feed Washington
Last Mile Distribution Partners:
Feeding Feasible Feasts
Lend a Hand Community Outreach
LULAC Grows
Praisealujah
Restoration Community Impact
OUR STORY
EastWest Food Rescue started from a Facebook post trying to rescue 1 ton of crops to distribute to food banks. In the first 15 days, we rescued 217 tons of food and we aren’t going to slow down anytime soon!
Check out the video of George Ahearn, EWFR Founder and Board President, as he shares our story on the Rachael Ray show. You can also read the full article here.