{"id":2853,"date":"2021-06-18T19:09:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2021-06-18T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:10:03","slug":"waste-no-food-tampa-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/waste-no-food-tampa-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste No Food Tampa Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2854\" width=\"654\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail.png 872w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-768x122.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Tampa Bay Area, one in seven people are food insecure, and that number is higher among children and the elderly. We produce enough food in this country to feed every American &#8211; we just waste almost half of what we produce. Help us reduce the amount of food that is thrown out and redirect it to those who need it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-05ba0cc2 gb-headline-text\"><strong>What is Waste No Food Tampa Bay?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Waste No Food is a free, web-based and mobile marketplace allowing excess food to be donated from the food service industry to individuals or qualified charities for consumption or compost in Tampa Bay.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Developed through a partnership between Waste No Food, a non-profit organization in San Francisco, and Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger, a three-county network with the goal of building a hunger-free community.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Waste No Food website and mobile app allow individuals,farms, restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, grocery stores, etc. to post excess food for consumption or compost in real time. Recipients can see what is available near them and claim the food online or on the app, then arrange transportation and food handling with the donor.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2856\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-50a9e93a gb-headline-text\"><strong>Benefits to Donors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Donors are protected from being held liable for problems caused by food they donate in good faith to charities by both federal and state law through the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act and the Jack Davis Florida Restaurant Lend a Helping Hand Act.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The app tracks each donation in order to facilitate tax deductions. And as a bonus, donors can have the satisfaction of knowing that instead of throwing out perfectly good food (and paying for that disposal), they are providing quality food to hungry people or to compost.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e6bcfb99 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Benefits to Recipients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Recipients can claim food, which might otherwise have been thrown out, and distribute it to their clients, who might otherwise have gone hungry, or use it for compost.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The food, like the app, is free. The charities can use the money they might have otherwise spent on food for case management or other operational necessities.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact the Waste No Food Tampa Bay Team Today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Anna Chavez, <a href=\"mailto:Anna.Chavez@NetworktoEndHunger.org\">Anna.Chavez@NetworktoEndHunger.org<\/a><br>Stacie Blalock, <a href=\"mailto:Stacie.Blalock@NetworktoEndHunger.org\">Stacie.Blalock@NetworktoEndHunger.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WNF-Donors-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2859\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WNF-Donors-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WNF-Donors-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WNF-Donors-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WNF-Donors-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WNF-Donors-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-701b390d gb-headline-text\"><strong>Download and Sign Up Now!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networktoendhunger.org\/wnf\">www.networktoendhunger.org\/wnf <\/a>and click \u201cSign Up Now\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Search and download the \u201cWaste No Food\u201d app in the iTunes or Google Play store on your smartphone or tablet. The app is free to download.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Register by entering your personal information. Donors can sign up and post both compost and food donations. All recipients can sign up and receive compost donations*, though you must be a registered 501(c)3 charity if you intend to accept edible food donations. If you are a donor, enter your business\u2019s name and a password you wouldn\u2019t mind sharing with your colleagues, since more than one person might be posting donations. If you are a charity, our dietitian will contact you to discuss proper food handling procedures.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enable push notifications so that you\u2019ll get an alert when a donation is available to receive or when someone claims your donation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Post or claim food donations. Post a donation by clicking the \u201cDonate\u201d tab and filling in the details: food description, photos, pickup location, pickup date and time, and any specific instructions (A).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>View your donation history. Click the \u201cMy Donations\u201d tab. Green dots mean your donated food has been accepted by the charity, and orange dots mean your donated food has not been accepted by a charity (B).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Respond directly to the donor or charity. All donation and contact details for the donor and recipient are displayed under each posting (C).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be active on the Waste No Food app. Share each Waste No Food transaction that you complete on Facebook\/Twitter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Recipients of food scraps donations for compost are prohibited from selling the finished compost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you for helping reduce food waste in Tampa Bay!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-2.png 966w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-2-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBNEH-Blog-theimran333-gmail-com-Gmail-2-768x257.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Waste-No-Food-ABOUT_DIRECTIONS.pptx-page-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2862\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Waste-No-Food-ABOUT_DIRECTIONS.pptx-page-003.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Waste-No-Food-ABOUT_DIRECTIONS.pptx-page-003-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Waste-No-Food-ABOUT_DIRECTIONS.pptx-page-003-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Waste-No-Food-ABOUT_DIRECTIONS.pptx-page-003-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Waste-No-Food-ABOUT_DIRECTIONS.pptx-page-003-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Tampa Bay Area, one in seven people are food insecure, and that number is higher among children and the elderly. We produce enough food in this country to feed every American &#8211; we just waste almost half of what we produce. Help us reduce the amount of food that is thrown out and &#8230; <a title=\"Waste No Food Tampa Bay\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/waste-no-food-tampa-bay\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Waste No Food Tampa Bay\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2853"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2863,"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions\/2863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networktoendhunger.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}