Partners with two nonprofits to move surplus school food to communities, at no cost, through 2029
FoodRecovery.org and Food Connect would pick up surplus edible food from school cafeterias, kitchens and the Central Kitchen and Warehouse and distribute it to school communities. They would also take excess food from school sites to local nonprofits. The five-year agreement runs June 3, 2024 to June 3, 2029 at no cost to the District.
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- Action
- MOU or data sharing
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- Food, transportation & operations
- Term
- Jun 3, 2024 – Jun 3, 2029
- Presented by
- Chief Systems and Services Officer
- File
24-1351· agendaT.-7- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 5, 2024
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Food Donation Program Partnership Agreement by and between the District and the nonprofits, FoodRecovery.org, Washington, DC, and Food Connect, Philadelphia, PA, for the latter parties to collectively pick up and distribute surplus edible food from Nutrition Services’ school cafeterias, kitchens, and the Central Kitchen and Warehouse and distribute to school communities or retrieve excess food from school sites and deliver it to local nonprofits, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period, June 3, 2024 through June 3, 2029, at no cost to the District.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report