Second Harvest established its presence in Alberta’s food rescue and food waste reduction ecosystem in 2020. With its award-winning food rescue app and a team of staff and volunteers in the province, it has rescued nearly 43 million pounds of surplus nutritious food (19,504 tonnes) in Alberta from 2020 through 2025, redistributing it to non-profits that serve equity-deserving communities. Ongoing food rescue work has already diverted the equivalent of nearly 65,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

With support from the Springboard Grant, Second Harvest Canada will expand its Albertan food donor network and deliver its mission of keeping food where it belongs: on plates and out of landfills.