Mission
TO SOLVE 2 MAJOR SOCIAL ISSUES SIMULTANEOUSLY: FOOD WASTE & HUNGER. NOURISH NOW IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT FOOD BANK, SPECIALIZED IN FOOD RECOVERY AND PROVIDING DONATIONS FROM GROCERS, CATERERS, RESTAURANTS, BAKERIES, AND OTHER FOOD DONORS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY, AS WELL AS SHELTERS, FOOD PANTRIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO END HUNGER. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, VIABLE FOOD PARTNERS ARE IDENTIFIED AND DONATIONS OF FOOD ARE RECOVERED AND REDISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR NETWORK. IN AN EFFORT TO END HUNGER AND FOOD WASTE THROUGH FOOD RECOVERY, DONATIONS ARE COLLECTED THROUGHOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD AND THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA, AND DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.