Food donors
Grocers, restaurants, and kitchens with safe surplus ready for pickup.
RescueRelay
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RescueRelay
From surplus to supper—before it spoils.
RescueRelay gets every safe food donation to the right verified nonprofit and volunteer driver in minutes.
150 lb
featured pilot rescue
125
estimated meals
4 roles
one accountable relay
Urgency first
Ranked by time remaining
Verified
Qualified recipient partners
Capacity-aware
Storage, distance, and need
Documented
Every handoff recorded
one pickup, one drive, one full shelf
One accountable relay
No calling around. No lost handoffs.
01
Post
A donor shares what is ready, where, and until when.
02
Match
Verified recipients are ranked by fit, need, and distance.
03
Deliver
A trained driver records pickup, safe transport, and delivery.
The partner network
Different roles. Shared purpose.
Local businesses, community nonprofits, volunteers, and coordinators working together to keep good food in circulation.
Nonprofit recipients
Community partners accepting food that fits their storage and capacity.
Volunteer drivers
Available drivers moving food safely and recording each handoff.
Coordinators
Partners overseeing verification, matches, and rescue exceptions.
Safety before speed
A good match is a safe match.
Food rescue only works when partners can trust the handoff. Storage, capacity, food category, and pickup windows come before a match score.
RescueRelay supports your organization’s food-safety policy; it does not replace it.
Check the essentials
Record allergens, handling notes, required storage, and the pickup deadline before posting.
Match for real capacity
Only compatible recipients are ranked. Every Rescue Score includes a reason, not a black-box decision.
Keep the right to say no
Recipients can decline or flag unsafe food. Drivers must acknowledge safe handling before completing pickup.
Leave an accountable record
Donation, acceptance, assignment, pickup, and delivery are connected in one rescue history.
Featured pilot scenario · illustrative
One rescue. 125 possible meals.
150 pounds of refrigerated meals travel from Capitol Fresh Market to Hope Community Pantry, with a recorded handoff at each stop.
150 lb
food rescued
125
estimated meals
38 min
example delivery time
0 lb
example landfill waste
These are pilot-example figures, not network totals. Meal estimates use 1.2 lb per meal; actual results appear in your dashboard after delivery.
Before you join
A few essentials.
Good food deserves a next stop.
Be part of the next accountable rescue.